Robin Smekens
Senior Game Engineer at YAGER
Ghent Metropolitan Area Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolRobin Smekens is a Senior Game Engineer with nine years of experience focused on gameplay systems, AI, and performance optimization, currently shaping both gameplay and backend architecture for The Cycle Frontier at YAGER. He progressed from junior roles to senior responsibility within the same studio, blending C++/UE4 expertise with backend engineering to ship live-service multiplayer features. Based in Ghent, Belgium, Robin pairs hands-on systems design with tooling and optimization work that keeps complex game loops performant under live conditions. His background in game development and early web/PHP experience gives him a pragmatic, full-stack perspective uncommon in pure gameplay engineers.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Game Development, Bachelor's degree, Game Development at Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen - Vlaamse Autonome HogeschoolModern Science, Modern Science at Stella Matutina college ledeInformatics, Informatics at Sint-Maarteninstituut Aalstsecundair, Informatics, secundair, Informatics at DeHandelsschool AalstSchool of commerce, School of commerce at Sint-Maarteninsituut
Github Skills (10)
reflection4
godot4
rust4
game-development4
proxies2
compile-time2
metaprogramming2
cpp2
imgui1
static-reflection1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
PizzaCutter/SplineArea
Apr 2020 - Aug 2021
Contributions:19 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
PizzaCutter/Fobble
Mar 2020 - Apr 2020
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 28 days
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