Alexander Gusarov
Game Developer — Unity · GameMaker · Level Design

Game developer who's worked both sides — design and engineering. Shipped hyper-casual hits, built multiplayer backends, designed thousands of levels. Real products, real numbers.

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CONTACTS
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Email
GitHub
Telegram
Upwork
LinkedIn
Habr

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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
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• Sand Balls — level design and mechanics contribution to a 100M+ downloads mobile hit
• Bhop Jump — built multiplayer backend generating $160K+ revenue in the first quarter
• Lana and Ronen — 1M+ downloads mobile title
• Designed and balanced 3000+ levels across Match-3 and Solitaire mobile games
• Upwork Top Rated Plus — top 5% of freelancers with 20+ successful projects

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SKILLS
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Game Development: Unity, GameMaker Studio, C#, GML, game design, level design, monetization
Multiplayer & Backend: Node.js, WebSockets, multiplayer architecture, P2P networking, dedicated servers
Frontend & Mobile: React, React Native, iOS, Android
Tools & Platforms: Firebase, Figma, Git, Docker, Google Cloud
Languages (spoken): Russian — Native, English — IELTS 7.0 (B2)

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EXPERIENCE
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Project Tech — Software Engineer / Co-Founder
Feb 2017 — Oct 2019
  • Co-founded a game development studio — hired developers, negotiated with clients, signed contracts
  • Designed and built multiplayer backend for Bhop Jump with one other engineer — P2P + dedicated servers up to 16 players, $160K+ revenue in Q1
  • Shipped Lana and Ronen — 1M+ downloads mobile title
  • Delivered 10+ products including games, mobile apps and business software
  • Acted as tech lead — architecture decisions through to production code
  Unity, C#, GameMaker, Node.js, WebSockets, React, React Native, Docker, Google Cloud, Firebase

SayGames — Game Designer / Level Designer
Feb 2020 — Jun 2020
  • Contributed to Sand Balls (100M+ downloads) — designed levels and core mechanics, collaborated with devs on prop creation and placement
  • Contributed to FlowerKing — same role, mechanics and level design
  • Improved D1-retention by 10% through iterative metric-driven design
  Unity, Game Design, Level Design, Analytics

Popside Games — Level Designer
Jul 2020 — Oct 2020
  • Designed and balanced 3000+ levels for Match-3 and Solitaire under tight production schedule
  • Improved level completion rate by 15% through iterative testing
  Game Design, Level Design

Udemy — Unity Developer (Freelance)
Mar 2021 — Oct 2021
  • Built a German language learning app from scratch as a freelance project — 22 categories, ~3000 flashcards
  • Optimized architecture and data storage, reduced app size from ~3GB to 400MB
  Unity, C#, JSON, iOS, Android

Neosight — Game Designer / Level Designer
Nov 2021 — Feb 2022
  • Wrote GDDs for 6 mobile games — core mechanics, monetization, progression systems
  • Redesigned levels, UI and onboarding for Park Them All — grew monthly installs 30x
  • Ran concept validation experiments, CTR from 0.4% to 5%
  Unity, Game Design, Level Design, Analytics

SOFTINTERMOB — Unity Developer
Nov 2023 — Jul 2024
  • Built two Minecraft and Roblox companion apps from Figma to App Store release — full cycle
  • Inherited legacy codebase — refactored architecture, rewrote parsers and core logic from scratch
  • Reduced code similarity from 95% to 5% across company projects via AppRefactor
  • Integrated Firebase and third-party SDKs, resolved iOS/Android compatibility issues
  Unity, C#, Firebase, iOS, Android

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EDUCATION
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Wargaming Forge — Level Designer & Balancing (2020)
Siberian Polytechnic University — Faculty of Information Technology (2017–2018)

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LANGUAGES
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Russian: Native
English: IELTS 7.0 (B2)