Jay Faulkner
Senior Gameplay Engineer at Windup Minds
Salford, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJay Faulkner is a Senior Gameplay Engineer based in Salford with 12 years of professional experience building immersive VR and web-based 3D experiences. Currently at Windup Minds on an unannounced VR title and maintaining Fly Dangerous, he blends production VR/MMO work (Zenith) with long-running open-source Unity projects. His background spans TypeScript-driven web services, WebGL/Three.js/Babylon.js viewers, and C++/Java systems informed by a BSc in Game Development and an IT Master's, enabling him to bridge engine-level performance with scalable web tooling. With 15+ years of indie game development and strong Adobe Suite skills, he’s equally comfortable shipping pixel art, video assets, or performant multiplayer gameplay systems. He emphasizes pragmatic engineering—balancing sustainable code and rapid iteration—to deliver player-facing features on tight timelines.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Game Software Development, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Game Software Development at The University of BoltonTurton Media Arts College
Github Skills (86)
game-development10
javascript10
type-check10
pong10
3d-models10
superset10
angular10
unity3d10
oculus10
cli10
typescript10
virtual-reality10
letter10
racing10
typechecker10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jukibom/FlyDangerous
Dec 2020 - Jan 2023
A love letter to the Elite Dangerous racing community ❤
Contributions:5 releases, 2 reviews, 1529 commits in 2 years 1 month
elitegameracingvirtual-realityletter
jukibom/unity-multiplayer-floating-origin-poc
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
Contributions:10 commits, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 days
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