José M. Nieves

Senior Software Developer

Austin, TX · (512) 766-5183 · jose.nieves@gmail.com

Experienced Software Developer specialized in interactive entertainment with a strong backend and middle tier development background.

Resume

Projects

Below is a list of projects and tools that I have proudly been part of.

Wayfinder

Description

Platforms: Steam, Playstation 5, Playstation 4

Developer: Airship Syndicate

Position: Senior Engineer

Engine: Unreal Engine

About the game

Wayfinder is a character based, online action game. In this new fantasy IP, adventure is the name of the game, and we`re bringing players along for the ride.

My Contribution

Responsible for integrating Game Systems into easy to access modules for the UX team to consume.

Coordinated with our publisher to design and create the commerce and in-game store and Battle Pass systems.

Collaborated with the engineering team on best practices, style, and providing code reviews for every change list submitted during the project`s lifespan

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Senja.

Gloom Portal.

Wayfinders.

Star Trek: Timelines

Description

Platforms: Steam, iOS, Android, Facebook Gaming

Developer: Wicked Realm Games (Tilting Point)

Position: Senior Game Engineer

Engine: Unity 3D

Link: Star Trek: Timelines

About the game

Star Trek: Timelines is the ultimate Star Trek strategy Role-Playing Game.

My Contribution

Supported the team and production as a LiveOps engineer. Responsible of keeping the servers healthy and running.

Upgraded SDKs in Unity for 3rd party plugins including Ad SDKs, Payment SDKs and even performed Unity Engine upgrades.

Maintained Ruby on Rails backend API

Transitioned team from Perforce and Jenkins to GitHub and Github Actions.

Trained the team in using Git and into following proper pull/merge request best practices.

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Ship Management.

Crew Management.

Away Team Mission.

Core Framework for Unity 3D

Description

Platforms: Unity 3D

Link: Core Framework

About the tool

The purpose of Core Framework is to help speed up development in Unity3D by providing the following basic systems every game needs to have:

Asset Bundle loading system

UI System

Basic implementation of Widgets, Dialogs and Panels

Transition animations by using DOTween, configurable on inspector

Can trigger sounds when a transition plays

Basic audio system

Mouse / Touch input control

Factory tool

Console window colors! Colorize your debug messages with colors so they are easier to read

Base game starting point Template project

This is an open source project hosted at GitHub and can accessed here.

Poptropica Worlds

Description

Platforms: iOS, Android, WebGL

Developer: StoryArc Media

Position: Unity Developer

Engine: Unity 3D

WebGL Link: Poptropica Worlds

About the game

Poptropica is a virtual world in which kids explore and play in complete safety.

My Contribution

Co-designed and developed the Clubhouse, the player housing and decoration systems

Co-designed and developed the in-game store for the players to buy decorations for their clubhouse, and adornments to customize their character

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Clubhouse: Player Housing.

Clubhouse: Decoration Mode.

In-game decoration store.

Closet: Player character customization.

Colorizer: Player character customization.

CAT Game Builder

Description

Developer: TrickyFast Studios

Position: Unity Developer

Engine: Unity 3D

Link: CAT Game Builders

About CAT

CAT Game Builder is the easier, faster way to make games in Unity. With CAT’s scores of modular Conditions, Actions, Triggers, and integrated game systems, you can create prototypes, demos, or full games with little or no additional programming.

My Contribution

Co-designed and developed several systems for the CAT Game Builder tool, including but not limited to Localization, Quest, UI, etc.

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AI Example.

State Machine Input Example.

AI Trigger Example.

SkyTrack

Description

Platforms: iOS

Developer: SportTrak

Position: Unity Developer

Engine: Unity 3D

Link: Poptropica Worlds

About the app

SkyTrak is a companion app for the SkyTrak Launch Monitor. This app processes the information registered by the Launch Monitor and simulates the ball trajectory through a virtual golf course, and displays the shot statistics on an easy to read screen.

My Contribution

Co-developed the UI screens, implemented a local database using SQLite to store user data and designed a sync process to syncronize the local data with a remote server. Responsible to implement the external server API needed to sync the user data.

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Golf Course.

Stats Screen.

Mystery Case Files: Escape From Ravenhearst

Description

Platforms: iOS, Android

Developer: DogBot Studios

Position: Unity Developer

Engine: Unity 3D

Link: Mystery Case Files: Escape From Ravenhearst

About the game

MCF:Escape From Ravenhearst is an adventure game previously released for the PC. Big Fish Games supplied us with the art assets and we rebuilt the game in Unity so that it could be released for iOS and android devices.

My Contribution

Responsible to rewrite the game puzzles from ObjectiveC to C#.

Colaborated in creating the scene loading systems, User Interface, and touch imput interface for mobile devices.

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Hospital Door Entrance Puzzle.

Birthing Room Puzzle.

Patient Door Room Puzzle.

Hidden Expedition Uncharted Islands

Description

Platforms: iOS, Android

Developer: DogBot Studios

Position: Unity Developer

Engine: Unity 3D

Link: Hidden Expedition Uncharted Islands

About the game

Hidden Expedition: Uncharted Islands is an adventure game that was previously released for the PC. We received the art assets from Big Fish Games then recreated the game from scratch for iOS and Android devices.

My Contribution

Responsible to rewrite the game puzzles from ObjectiveC to C#.

Colaborated in creating the scene loading systems, User Interface, and touch imput interface for mobile devices.

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Everyone loves Tic tac toe!

Cave Door Puzzle.

Boat Door Puzzle.

Hidden Expedition Amazon

Description

Platforms: iOS, Android

Developer: DogBot Studios

Position: Unity Developer

Engine: Unity 3D

Link: Hidden Expedition Amazon

About the game

Hidden Expedition Amazon is an adventure game that was previously released for the PC. We received the art assets from Big Fish Games then recreated the game from scratch for iOS and Android devices.

My Contribution

Responsible to rewrite the game puzzles from ObjectiveC to C#.

Colaborated in creating the scene loading systems, User Interface, and touch imput interface for mobile devices.

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Hidden Expedition Amazon.

Snake Mini-game.

Hidden Object Scene.