u/Equal_Principle_1480

Hi all, I'm Yonatan, a Senior Gameplay Engineer based in Los Angeles, available for contract and freelance Unity work. Remote, US time zones preferred but flexible.

What I do

Around 10 years of professional Unity and C#. Generalist gameplay engineer by trade: I jump into existing production codebases and own features across combat, UI/UX, progression, content implementation, audio integration, tooling, and general gameplay programming.

Tech and specialties

Unity (incl. Unity 6) and C#, with strong systems architecture. Shipped 2D work (sprites, tilemaps, physics) and deep VR/AR experience (Meta Horizon, Snap Lens Studio, Spark AR). Also: Photon Quantum multiplayer, editor tooling, Git, and JS/TS / Java / HTML/CSS when needed.

Recent experience

• AR Engineer at Snap (Jun 2025 to Apr 2026)
• Engineering at Meta on the Horizon engine (2022 to 2025)
• Earlier: Green Park Sports, Intelligent Automation (VR rehabilitation games), Beast Lair Studios
• My studio Beardlings LLC: VR RTS Warden of the Isles, 2D Clockwork Dungeon

Why Work With Me

• Pragmatic Problem-Solving: Delivering clean, pragmatic code focused on solving the immediate problem, while avoiding unnecessary over-architecture.
• Efficient Delivery: Focused on execution, ensuring timely delivery by asking the right clarifying questions up front.
• Small Team Focus: Experienced in working directly with founders and small, agile teams with a commitment to minimizing bureaucracy.
• Flexible Engagement: Available for various contract scopes, from short-term feature implementation and ongoing part-time support to longer-term contracts.

Rate

Hourly or project based, depending on scope. DM me with the project and I'll send a quote.

Links

• Portfolio: https://yonatanvaknin.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonatanvaknin/
• Beardlings games on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46087281-Beardlings-Games/

DM here or email yonatanvaknin@gmail.com if you want to chat. Happy to share my resume.