Summary
Gareth Murfin is a veteran software architect and Chief Technology Officer with 13+ years building cross-platform games and mobile apps, now based in Taipei and remote-ready worldwide. He combines deep hands-on expertise in Unity, Android (Kotlin/Java/Flutter), AWS/Azure and Blazor with a proven track record shipping high-profile consumer and enterprise apps—from PicCollage (70M+ downloads) and BBC/healthcare apps to VR military sims and branded games. As a founder of Tynepunk and a long-time freelancer, he bridges product design, legacy modernization and backend integrations while leading engineering teams and solo indie releases. His career stretches from PS2 development at Rockstar to modern mobile and cloud-native architectures, giving him rare end-to-end perspective across platforms and generations of tech. Notable for porting and reviving classic titles as well as building mission‑critical apps for major brands and events, he thrives on solving tricky cross-platform deployment and UX challenges. He holds an MSc in Technology & Innovation Management alongside an honours degree in Computing Science, blending academic rigor with commercial creativity.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
A+ Distinction, Technology & Innovation Management (MSc), A+ Distinction, Technology & Innovation Management (MSc) at University of Stirling