Firas Assaad
Team Lead Tech Development at Ghost in a Bottle
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolFiras Assaad is a seasoned software engineer and team lead based in Amsterdam with 14 years of experience spanning game development, web platforms, and graphics-intensive systems. He has progressed from research and BI roles to senior developer posts at funda and The Sustainables, and now leads tech development at Coolblue while continuing hands-on game work at Ghost in a Bottle. Proficient across C++, C#, Java, Ruby, PHP and JavaScript, he bridges low-level performance engineering and full-stack web delivery. Known for blending pragmatic leadership with deep technical craft, he often switches between shipping consumer-facing features and optimizing game engines—an uncommon dual focus that keeps both product velocity and runtime efficiency high.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bsc. Computer Science, Bsc. Computer Science at Gulf University for Science & TechnologyHigh School Science, High School Science at Ikhlas Private SchoolGraduate Diploma Computer Science, Graduate Diploma Computer Science at Kuwait University
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Github Skills (76)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
GhostInABottle/octopus_engine
Oct 2014 - Dec 2022
Contributions:1 release, 303 commits, 412 pushes in 8 years 3 months
GhostInABottle/sprite_editor
May 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:37 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
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