Ozden Irmak
Principal software and game systems engineer with 25+ years of C# and .NET experience and 15+ years building commercial games across mobile, PC, and console platforms.
Deep hands-on expertise in C#, MonoGame, C++, Unity, Cocos2d-x, multiplayer systems, platform integrations, Windows desktop applications, realtime networking, and custom development tooling. Founder and lead developer of Creamative, where he independently designed, engineered, published, and launched commercial titles across Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam, Windows, iOS, and Android.
Known for owning products end-to-end, from architecture and core gameplay through tools, platform-specific code, multiplayer, release engineering, publishing, and production support. Strong fit for senior individual-contributor, principal-engineer, game-platform, or technical consulting roles where deep systems knowledge and independent execution matter.
Core Skills
C# · .NET · MonoGame · C++ · Unity · Cocos2d-x · Objective-C · Photon Realtime · Multiplayer Networking · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation · Xbox · Steam · iOS · Android · WinForms · WPF · ASP.NET · SQL Server · TCP/UDP · Windows Services · Tooling · Game Architecture · Cross-Platform Development
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
Founded and led an independent game studio focused on commercial mobile, PC, and console titles.
- Designed and developed com...
Founded and led an independent game studio focused on commercial mobile, PC, and console titles.
- Designed and developed commercial games across iOS, Android, Steam, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox.
- Built FastBall 2, which reached #1 in free-game rankings on the US App Store and other regions.
- Designed and developed Clan N over a six-year cycle, owning gameplay systems, architecture, multiplayer, tooling, platform integrations, release preparation, and publishing.
- Shipped Clan N simultaneously across Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, Windows Store, and Steam, later expanding to iOS and Android.
- Implemented online multiplayer using Photon Realtime.
- Built internal production tools including level editors, image-processing utilities, and content workflows.
- Worked across MonoGame/C#, C++, Unity, Cocos2d-x, Objective-C, and platform-specific SDKs.
- Managed certification, publishing, release coordination, and post-launch support across multiple console and mobile ecosystems.
- Continued to work hands-on while overseeing product, commercial, and technical decisions.
Skills & Technologies: C# · MonoGame · C++ · Unity · Cocos2d-x · Photon Realtime · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation · Xbox · Steam · iOS · Android · Game Architecture · Multiplayer
Founded a commercial software tooling company focused on Microsoft development platforms and reusable UI components.
- Design...
Founded a commercial software tooling company focused on Microsoft development platforms and reusable UI components.
- Designed and shipped commercial Visual Basic and .NET software components used by developers and enterprise customers.
- Built advanced Windows Forms controls with custom designer integration and design-time editors.
- Developed tooling for database comparison, UI composition, navigation, grids, docking, resizing, and styling.
- Authored product documentation, sample applications, and developer tooling.
- Created the Klik! Windows Forms Library, a broad suite of reusable UI and productivity components.
- Built deep expertise in WinForms internals, Windows application architecture, component design, and developer tooling.
Skills & Technologies: C# · .NET Framework · WinForms · WPF · Visual Basic · SQL Server · Component Architecture · Developer Tools
Delivered custom software systems across transportation, education, security, digital signage, enterprise applications, and embedded/m...
Delivered custom software systems across transportation, education, security, digital signage, enterprise applications, and embedded/mobile environments.
- Worked independently and within engineering teams across desktop, web, mobile, embedded, and realtime systems.
- Designed client/server architectures using C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, TCP/UDP sockets, Windows Services, and device-specific SDKs.
- Built commercial software spanning fleet management, online backup, access control, kiosk management, digital signage, and education systems.
- Provided architecture consulting and technical supervision on later-generation versions of systems originally designed and built personally.
- Worked across 6510 Assembly, C/C++, C#, Visual Basic, Delphi, Java, Objective-C, and .NET Compact Framework.
Skills & Technologies: C# · C++ · ASP.NET · SQL Server · TCP/UDP · Windows Services · WinForms · Embedded Systems · Device Integration · System Architecture