David E.
Unity Certified Expert | Mobile Game Dev | 10+ Years | Ex-Jagex
I'm a Unity Certified Expert with over a decade of experience shipping mobile and PC games, from solo projects through to teams of 30+. Previously, I was Mobile Team Lead at Jagex, where I led the development team on RuneScape Mobile. The project went on to win a BAFTA. Before that, I spent years at a digital games agency building titles for clients including the BBC, Nickelodeon, and Cambridge University Press. Today I run Ocean View Games, a Unity development studio based in London. Recent work includes Domi Online, an MMORPG supporting 1,000+ concurrent players, where I built the core architecture, networking layer (FishNet), and performance systems. What I bring to projects: I'm not just a coder. I've designed, built, optimised, and published games end to end. I understand the full pipeline: architecture, gameplay systems, networking, mobile performance, deployment, and live ops. I work well embedded in existing teams or leading from scratch. Core skills: Unity (C#), mobile optimisation and porting, multiplayer/networking (FishNet), scalable architecture, state-driven gameplay systems, data-driven content frameworks, full-cycle development (design through publishing), technical leadership and team coordination. I'm based in London, responsive, and used to working with clients across time zones. If you need someone who can both architect the systems and get into the weeds on implementation, let's talk.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $396
Billed in all: $58,720$59k
$396 in the last 6 months
Across 50 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 21% in Tablet
Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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