Swapnil Negi
Bengaluru
Summary
Technical Lead with 8+ years of experience delivering high-performance multiplayer titles on Mobile, PC, and Console. Expert in leading the SDLC for complex systems and bridging technical engineering with strategic leadership. Proven track record of managing cross-functional teams, optimizing releases, and implementing technical strategies to improve system reliability.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Lead
Mobile Premier League (MPL)
Bengaluru
10.2020 - 10.2025
- Orchestrated end-to-end delivery of 15+ features, improving release velocity by 20%
- Synchronized technical roadmaps with product goals, ensuring 100% on-time delivery of business objectives.
- Mentored junior engineers and standardized code reviews, reducing post-launch defects by 30%
- Developed a custom SDK that accelerated third-party game integration by 60%
- Managed the technical setup for complex multiplayer games, ensuring everything ran smoothly for thousands of users at once.
- Reduced player disconnections by 25% through optimized server-communication and reconnection logic.
Unity Developer
Improvement Interactive
Bengaluru
02.2019 - 06.2020
- Worked on a physical e-sport fitness cycling game for PC and XBOX
- Developed track builder module for the game which allows users to design and build their own racetracks
- Features Developed - Track Builder, Event Creation, Track Join
- UI Programmer: Developed UI framework classes for XBOX and generic scripts to achieve controller navigation
- Developed re-usable UI components
- Network programmer: Developed client-side logic to communicate and exchange real-time gameplay data with the server using TCP/IP sockets
- Worked closely with the server team to design API's
Game Programmer
Mad Over Games
New Delhi
05.2018 - 01.2019
- Gameplay Programmer: Developed game modes and gameplay logic for Gummy Land
- Coded power-up logic and animation scripts for gameplay characters
- Implemented sound and particle effects
- Worked closely with the designers and artists to determine suitable art and sounds for the game
- Performance tuning, optimization and bug fixes
Game Programmer
Juego Studio
Bengaluru
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Multiplayer Gameplay Programmer: Developed multiplayer module for Battles of the Valiant Universe using Photon Networking SDK.
- Coded server-side logic for the game to maintain user session and developed challenging a friend(PVP) functionality with PlayFab BaaS
- Performance monitoring, tuning and optimization
- Other Projects: Developed an interactive puzzle game for kids
- Worked on a 3D map and implemented the daylight cycle using three.js and javascript
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Symbiosis Institute of Technology
Pune01.2016
Skills
- Software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- agile methodology
- technical roadmap alignment
- multiplayer game development
- team leadership
- Collaborative teamwork
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Technical Lead
Mobile Premier League (MPL)
10.2020 - 10.2025
Unity Developer
Improvement Interactive
02.2019 - 06.2020
Game Programmer
Mad Over Games
05.2018 - 01.2019
Game Programmer
Juego Studio
03.2017 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science
Symbiosis Institute of Technology