Srinavin Nair
Lead Game Designer Principal Designer at Riot Games
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolSrinavin Nair is a lead and principal game designer with 11 years of cross-disciplinary experience blending combat systems design, technical gameplay programming, and team leadership across top studios including Riot Games and Santa Monica Studio. Based in Los Angeles, he has progressed from gameplay programmer to lead designer roles, demonstrating deep expertise in combat mechanics and a rare ability to ship complex systems while also writing and prototyping code. His background in a Masters of Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon underpins a rigorous, research-informed approach to design that balances player experience with technical constraints. Known for moving fluidly between design and engineering, he shapes high-quality, world-class game experiences and mentors teams through production. A practical innovator, he leverages both lead programming experience and studio-scale design leadership to deliver polished combat and gameplay systems.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Entertainment Technology (Game development), Masters Entertainment Technology (Game development) at Carnegie Mellon UniversityBachelors Computer Science, Bachelors Computer Science at National Institute of Technology KarnatakaGithub contributions (5)
ZenCoderGames/ZRoguelikeGame
Jul 2022 - Feb 2023
Contributions:115 commits, 203 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
ZenCoderGames/ZEventTree-ZTween
Mar 2015 - Jun 2019
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
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