Jed Hastwell
Senior Software Engineer at Unzer
Berlin, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolJed Hastwell is a Senior Software Engineer based in Berlin with 12 years of experience building interactive web and mobile experiences, particularly in HTML5/JavaScript game development and playable ads. He combines a strong foundation in object-oriented design and Microsoft-stack enterprise development with a creative eye for UX, animation and 2D game mechanics. Jed has shipped reusable game engines and libraries, led R&D for 3D UI concepts, and taught thousands via a popular iOS game development course, demonstrating both technical depth and pedagogy. His freelance and product work emphasizes performance optimization for resource-constrained mobile environments, while his recent role at Unzer signals a shift into broader fintech engineering. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic problem solver who translates complex technical topics for non-technical stakeholders and adapts quickly to new tools and frameworks.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer and Information Science, Bachelor of Computer and Information Science at University of South Australia
English
Github Skills (35)
api8
sdk8
css8
javascript8
react-hooks7
higher-order-component7
react7
html7
boilerplate7
phaser6
forms6
build-configuration6
react-native6
compiler5
commonjs5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jedhastwell/tetris
Jul 2021 - Aug 2023
Contributions:4 PRs, 6 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years
jedhastwell/platform-game-fundamentals
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Material for the course HTML5 Game Development: 2D Platform Game Fundamentals
Contributions:40 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
html5-gamehtml5-game-developmentjavascriptfundamentalsgame-development
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