Santiago Elizalde is a game-focused product leader and technical strategist with over 16 years in games and mobile, currently shaping projects as Game Director at Nimble Giant Entertainment. He blends hands-on engineering and systems thinking with product and UX expertise to deliver data-driven game mechanics and optimized first-time user experiences. Previously he led squads on Trivia Crack, running rigorous A/B testing and analytics to iterate features that scale. His background ranges from building multi-platform engines and backend services to mentoring teams and teaching programming, giving him rare fluency across code, design and production. Based in Argentina, Santiago is known for turning prototypes into polished products and for applying enterprise-grade engineering practices to creative game design.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Proficiency 1 English language, Proficiency 1 English language at International House
Contributions:1 release, 40 commits, 35 pushes in 4 months
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Santiago Elizalde - Game Director at Nimble Giant Entertainment