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Game Developer CV Template

Game Developers bring virtual worlds to life, writing gameplay logic, tuning shaders and squeezing every frame out of the target hardware. Studios from solo indie teams to AAA shops scan your CV for shipped titles, engine depth and performance wins. This template gives you the structure to show all three in one page.

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What recruiters look for

Top signals on a Game Developer CV

  • Shipped titles with Steam, App Store or itch.io links
  • Specific engine called out: Unity, Unreal Engine 5, Godot
  • Performance metrics: FPS, load times, memory budget
  • GitHub or portfolio with playable prototypes
  • Multiplayer, physics or procedural generation experience
  • Strong C++, C# or engine-scripting fundamentals
  • Game jam history and full release cycles
Key skills

Skills to feature on a Game Developer CV

Hard skills
UnityUnreal Engine 5C#C++HLSL/GLSL shadersBlueprintsProfiling (Unity Profiler, Unreal Insights)Git and PerforceMultiplayer (Mirror, Photon, Unreal Replication)ECS / DOTSPhysics and collision systemsAI and behavior trees
Soft skills
Cross-discipline communication with artists and designersCreative problem solvingAttention to detailIteration mindsetMentoring junior engineers
Sample bullets

Ready-to-use lines for your CV

Copy these as starting points and swap in your own numbers.

  1. 01Built the combat system in Unity (C#) for an action-RPG that hit 250K downloads on Steam in its first month.
  2. 02Optimized mobile rendering pipeline, lifting FPS from 28 to 60 on mid-tier Android and cutting battery drain 22%.
  3. 03Shipped Photon-based multiplayer for a 16-player shooter, holding ping under 80 ms across regional servers.
  4. 04Wrote a custom level-streaming tool in Unreal Engine 5, dropping zone load times from 9 seconds to 2.
  5. 05Integrated IAP and ad monetization into a hyper-casual title, growing ARPDAU from $0.08 to $0.21 in two sprints.
  6. 06Implemented behavior-tree AI for 12 enemy archetypes, halving the time the design team spent on encounter tuning.
  7. 07Rewrote core physics on ECS/DOTS, sustaining 5,000 simultaneous units in an RTS at locked 60 FPS.
  8. 08Authored 40+ custom HLSL shaders for a stylized look that won Best Visuals at DevGAMM 2024.
  9. 09Set up Jenkins CI/CD for PC, PS5 and Switch builds, removing 8 hours/week of manual release work for the team.
Salary ranges

What Game Developer earn

2024–2025 estimates. Wide ranges by experience and seniority.

Market
Junior
Mid
Senior
Ukraine
$800-1500 USD/mo
$1800-3500 USD/mo
$3800-6500 USD/mo
EU
2,200-3,500 EUR/mo
3,800-6,000 EUR/mo
6,500-9,500 EUR/mo
USA
$70,000-95,000 USD/yr
$100,000-145,000 USD/yr
$150,000-220,000 USD/yr
Interview prep

5 questions Game Developer candidates hear

  1. Q1Walk me through the nastiest bug you hit on your last project and how you tracked it down.
  2. Q2How would you optimize a scene that drops to 20 FPS on the target hardware?
  3. Q3Explain the difference between Update, FixedUpdate and LateUpdate in Unity.
  4. Q4How would you design network sync for a fast-paced shooter, including client prediction and lag compensation?
  5. Q5Describe an architecture decision you regret. What would you do differently today?
FAQ

Common questions about this CV

Do I need to know both Unity and Unreal?

No, depth beats breadth. Pick one engine and know it deeply; you can pivot to the other in a couple of months once your C++ or C# base is solid.

What do I put on my CV if I haven't shipped a game yet?

Lean on game jams, prototypes, GitHub projects and gameplay videos. Studios know juniors don't have shipped titles; they want to see how you think and how you code.

Is it worth listing game jams?

Absolutely. Jams prove you can take an idea to a playable build under pressure and ship with a team. Mention your Ludum Dare or itch.io ranking if it was a strong one.

How many projects should I show in my portfolio?

Three to five of your strongest is plenty. A short list with videos, build links and your specific role beats a long list of vague titles every time.

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