Dênis Fernandes

Unity Game Developer

Building multiplayer worlds with clean architecture and scalable systems.

Experience 16+ Years Programming
Unity Expertise 11 Years (5+ Full-Time)
Specialization Multiplayer & Networking
Status Open to Opportunities
Core Technologies
Unity C# Netcode for GameObjects Unity ECS Addressables Server Architecture UI Toolkit HDRP / URP
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The Journey

The year that changed my life. My parents bought a computer for our house and not much after that I got curious about how games were made. The rest is history.

2005 My First Computer

Built my first website using PHP. I was learning to code with a mentor on MSN who patiently answered all my beginner questions.

2007 First Website

Co-founded a web development agency. From client meetings to late-night deployments, this was my crash course in running a business.

2008 Co-Founded Agency

After dabbling with DarkBASIC, I dove into Unity. Game development had always been the dream, now I had the tools to pursue it seriously.

2014 Unity Begins

Joined a company building franchise management software. Complex multi-tenant systems, business logic, and real-world scale.

2015 Franchise SaaS

Moved into financial systems development. Payment integrations, compliance requirements, and the weight of handling real money.

2019 Fintech

Finally made the leap, my first full-time position as a game developer. Years of side projects and learning had led to this.

2022 Full-Time Game Dev

Seeking my next challenge. Whether it's multiplayer systems, game architecture, or something entirely new. I'm ready.

Present Open to Opportunities

Selected Works

Projects
Bomb Tank Game Development
Smoking Snakes Game Development
Tycoon Game Game Development
Unity ECS Animation Systems Programming
AI Sandbox Machine Learning
Web Dev Years Career History

Bomb Tank

Full-stack multiplayer game development

Ongoing
Timeline 3+ Years
Role Senior Developer
Stage Closed Beta

Overview

Bomb Tank is a "mutiplayer 2D turn-based artillery shooter", i've been a core contributor to this project for over 3 years, with substantial work across virtually every major system in the codebase.

Technology Stack & Skills

Unity C# Netcode for GameObjects (NGO) Unity Editor API Firebase Cinemachine Unity Addressables Playfab Photon PUN2 Websockets FMOD Unitask

Technical Highlights

  • Migrated from Photon PUN2 to Netcode For GameObjects (with server authoritative topology)
  • Implemented client-side prediction for responsive gameplay
  • Replaced the Playfab to a custom REST API
  • Moved away from MonoBehaviour-heavy architecture
  • Created many custom tools to manage and maintain the game

Smoking Snakes

A WW2 multiplayer FPS, my pet project.

Ongoing
Timeline 10+ years
Role Solo Developer
Focus Learn game development

Overview

This is my pet project, a sandbox where I learn the ins and outs of game development. Going the indie route is challenging, but totally worth it.

Technology Stack & Skills

Fishnet Networking Unity HDRP Client Prediction Authoritative Server Topology First Person Shooter Project Management Marketing

Technical Highlights

  • Implemented client-side prediction for responsive gameplay
  • Clean separation of client and server components
  • Moved away from MonoBehaviour-heavy architecture
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Tycoon Game

Full-stack multiplayer game development

In Progress
Timeline 3+ Years
Role Solo Developer
Completion ~90%

Overview

A management tycoon game under NDA that will be released soon. Build from the ground up to be a highly maintanable project with heavy use of custom tooling and external workflows

Technology Stack & Skills

Unity C# UI Toolkit Dependency Injection Unitask Unity Editor API

Technical Highlights

  • 160+ test cases implemented for reliable gameplay systems
  • Composition root pattern for clean dependency management

Unity ECS Animation System

High-performance GPU crowd animation

Completed
Focus Performance
Type Systems Programming
Result From 10 characters to 500+ characters

Overview

When a friend asked for help with his project-he was struggling to render many characters on screen. I happily took on the challenge.


Implementation of GPU-accelerated crowd animation using Unity's Entity Component System and the Rukhanka animation library. Focused on achieving high character counts while maintaining smooth frame rates.

Technology Stack & Skills

Unity ECS DOTS GPU Instancing Burst Compiler Jobs System

Technical Highlights

  • GPU-based animation blending for massive crowds
  • Resolved compilation errors after Unity version updates
  • Integration with existing MonoBehaviour systems
  • Memory-efficient entity archetype design

AI Sandbox

Exploring the AI/ML landscape

Ongoing
Timeline 2+ Years
Type Personal R&D
Focus Practical Applications

Overview

A continuous exploration of AI and machine learning tools, focusing on practical applications for creative and development workflows. From running local LLMs to building complex automation pipelines, this sandbox represents hands-on experience with the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem.

Technology Stack & Skills

Local LLMs ComfyUI n8n Stable Diffusion SDXL Ollama Python Workflow Automation

Technical Highlights

  • Custom ComfyUI nodes for character generation
  • Built comprehensive AI character generation pipelines
  • n8n automation workflows for various productivity tasks
  • SDXL-based image generation optimization
  • Local LLM deployment and fine-tuning experiments
  • Integration of AI tools into existing development workflows

The Web Dev Years

A decade of building for the web

2008–2020
Duration ~12 Years
Role Full-Stack Developer
Projects Too Many to Count

The Journey Before Games

Before diving full-time into Unity, I spent over a decade building web applications across virtually every domain. This isn't a showcase, it's a journal of the experiences that shaped how I think about software architecture, scalability, and shipping products that real people use.

Technologies I've Shipped With

PHP MySQL JavaScript Laravel CodeIgniter jQuery HTML/CSS REST APIs Payment Gateways Linux/Apache

Industries & Systems

Franchise Systems

Built platforms for managing multi-location franchise operations, inventory tracking, royalty calculations, franchisee portals, and centralized reporting dashboards.

Fintech

Developed financial systems handling real transactions, payment gateway integrations, invoicing platforms, and compliance-heavy reporting tools.

SaaS Products

End-to-end SaaS development: subscription management, multi-tenant architectures, user onboarding flows, and the never-ending feature requests.

E-Commerce

Custom storefronts, inventory management, shopping carts, checkout flows, and all the edge cases that come with people trying to buy things online.

Corporate Websites

The bread and butter, countless corporate sites, landing pages, CMS implementations, and "can you make the logo bigger" requests.

Custom CMS & Dashboards

Admin panels, content management systems, analytics dashboards, and internal tools that made businesses actually run.

What This Taught Me

  • Working with legacy codebases (and knowing when to refactor vs. rebuild)
  • Shipping under pressure with real business consequences
  • Client communication and translating requirements into solutions
  • Database design and optimization for production loads
  • Security mindset, handling payments, user data, and compliance
  • The value of boring, reliable, maintainable code
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Let's Talk

I'm currently open to new opportunities in game development. Whether you have a project in mind or just want to connect, feel free to reach out.

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