Michaël Korbas
Technical Lead AI Backend at Unity
Lille, Hauts-de-France
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Top SchoolMichaël Korbas is a technical leader with 12 years of experience building cloud-native and AI-backed backend systems, currently serving as Technical Lead AI Backend at Unity in Lille, France. He co-founded Furioos (acquired by Unity) and has repeatedly helped integrate startup technology into a global platform, blending entrepreneurial instincts with product-focused engineering. His path from hands-on full‑stack and project lead roles to CTO and manager positions demonstrates deep operational knowledge of streaming, backend architecture, and scalable services. At Unity he has moved between managerial and technical leadership roles, signaling an ability to both grow teams and roll up his sleeves on complex technical problems. He holds a Master’s in Computer Programming from SUPINFO and brings a practical, builder’s mindset informed by multiple successful exits. Less obvious: his career shows a pattern of founding or joining teams that get acquired, suggesting a knack for creating strategically valuable engineering assets.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Programming/Programmer General, Master's degree Computer Programming/Programmer General at SUPINFOLycée Ernest Couteaux
French, English
Github Skills (17)
webgl10
javascript10
game-engine10
rendering10
typescript10
webxr10
javascript-framework10
webgpu10
webvr10
3d10
rendering-engine10
engine10
game-development10
packed10
threejs2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
michael-korbas/Babylon.js
Sep 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
game3d-gamesgameswebgljavascript-framework
BabylonJS/Babylon.js
Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
Babylon.js is a powerful, beautiful, simple, and open game and rendering engine packed into a friendly JavaScript framework.
Contributions:22 commits in 4 months
gameopen-gameenginebabylonjavascript
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