Jawad Refai
Senior Gameplay Programmer at Gameloft Montreal
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolJawad Refai is a Senior Gameplay Programmer with over a decade of hands-on experience building interactive systems and gameplay features using C#, currently contributing to Gameloft Montreal after several years at Kabam. He combines a storyteller’s sensibility with technical rigor—shaping player-facing systems and leading design-driven programming on multi-platform titles (PC, Android, iOS). His background spans indie leadership at Creability—where he led programming and design for a released title—and research into autonomous drones, reflecting a curiosity for both game feel and robotics. A former teaching assistant and content creator, he brings clear communication and mentorship to cross-disciplinary teams and tight production schedules. Based in Vancouver, he pairs an M.Sc. in Computer Science with pragmatic shipping experience, excelling at turning gameplay concepts into robust, maintainable systems.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science at University of New BrunswickBachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at University of Wollongong
English, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, FrenchGithub contributions (5)
ThePenguin1140/OpenCVObstructionTracking
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:44 commits, 38 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
Fromfame/RED
Jun 2016 - Jul 2017
Contributions:578 pushes in 1 year
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