Robert Kaufmann
Founder at inDirection Games
Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area Sweden
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Top SchoolRobert Kaufmann is a software engineer and founder with 12 years of experience building and leading product-focused engineering teams from Gothenburg, Sweden. He moved from hands-on C#/.NET development on large renewable asset management systems to team leadership and engineering management, emphasizing team health, coaching, and organizational development. In 2022 he founded inDirection Games and now splits his time between indie game development and leveraging his background in scalable backend systems. Colleagues describe him as a listener-first manager who gradually trades individual coding for enabling others to ship better software. He holds an M.Sc. in Software Engineering from Chalmers and brings a practical blend of technical depth and people-oriented leadership to founder-stage projects.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Software Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology
Swedish, English
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Github Skills (19)
game-engine10
windows10
open-source10
linux10
dotnet10
cross-platform10
xna10
openal10
monogame10
3d10
game-development10
csharp10
dll9
steamworks9
listbox6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
indirectiongames/MonoGame
Oct 2023 - Oct 2025
One framework for creating powerful cross-platform games.
Contributions:8 PRs, 15 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years
Vectovox/MonoKle
Jun 2013 - Dec 2022
Framework and light-weight engine for MonoGame. Provides the basics and lets you focus on your game.
Contributions:1 release, 630 commits, 206 pushes in 9 years 6 months
monogamec-sharpgame
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