Drew Banyai is a Senior Backend Engineer with over sixteen years in the video game industry, now leading server development for high-performance, scalable multiplayer and casino titles across mobile, web, and social platforms. He combines deep expertise in JavaScript/Node.js and C#/.NET with hands-on experience integrating Unity front-ends and moving critical logic server-side to improve security and reliability. Drew has driven architecture and onboarding programs as a principal engineer—creating training for Unity and .NET teams and streamlining math-heavy game development to accelerate delivery. His portfolio includes contributions to mainstream and innovative games like FarmVille, Pudgy Party, Heart of Vegas, and End of Nations, as well as collaborations with Zynga, Aristocrat, and Mythical Games. Based in Owego, NY, he thrives on mentoring teams, improving developer workflows, and translating complex game math into robust production services. A longtime professional developer since 2009, he brings both legacy AAA experience and modern cloud-backed backend practices to shipping live, player-facing systems.
8 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's of Science Computer Science, Bachelor's of Science Computer Science at Full Sail University
Contributions:3 commits, 1 push in 1 year 8 months
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