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Zainab Fatima Ali

+49 157 34449632·zainab_ali96@outlook.com·gameweaver.dev·GitHub·LinkedIn

Fully eligible to work in Germany — no sponsorship required

Gameplay Programmer · Unreal Engine / C++ · Based in Hamburg, Germany

5 consecutive Global Game Jams with cross-discipline teams — last 3 in Unreal, latest in UE5/C++. Modded Skyrim's AI for my Master's thesis. Taught 6 artists Git in a weekend. I ship fast under pressure and think in systems — constraints make me sharper, not slower.

Experience

Software Developer (Full-stack)Jan 2024 — Present

AHEAD Automotive GmbH, Hamburg

  • Sole owner of an AI-powered chatbot — end-to-end ownership of architecture, development, and delivery
  • Full-stack TypeScript (NestJS + Angular) on a live production system — systems thinking transferable to gameplay architecture
  • Built Python scraping pipeline feeding an Elasticsearch document retrieval system for ML-driven responses
  • Engineering LLM prompt architecture — query refinement, document selection, and context injection
  • Leading DevOps modernisation: Docker-based environments, evaluating Docker Swarm and Ansible for infrastructure automation
  • Built integrations across 3 platforms, syncing 30,000+ records — complex data pipeline experience
Games ProgrammerOct 2022 — Dec 2023

Ergofox GmbH, Hamburg

  • Built real-time browser games with React + Three.js + proprietary body-tracking API
  • Designed 5+ levels, implemented UI systems and core gameplay mechanics
  • Rapid prototyped 2 game concepts from architecture to playable demo
Gameplay ProgrammerApr 2021 — Jan 2024

Blue Goo Games, Remote

  • SpaceChef (Unity/C#) — modular weapons system, 3 levels, data-driven NPC dialogue, cinematics
Indie Developer2020

Self-Published

  • Shipped Gravity Boii Runner on Google Play — Unity/C#, object pooling, ads integration

Game Jam Projects

MascovGGJ 2026 · UE5/C++

Dark mystery detective. Perforce + GitLab CI/CD

Lose-it DreamingGGJ 2025 · UE5

3D 4-player co-op. CI/CD pipeline, taught Git to 6 artists

Hooded HooligansGGJ 2024 · UE5

3-player co-op platformer. Version control for 9-person team

Root of All EvilGGJ 2023 · Unity/C#

2D hack-and-slash. Core combat, 8+ audio tracks

Who Is GrandmaGGJ 2022 · Unity/C#

2D puzzle. 5+ riddles, full UI system

Technologies

C++Unreal Engine 5BlueprintsC#UnityPythonTypeScriptNestJSReactThree.jsGitPerforceCI/CDDockerElasticsearchPostgreSQL

Education

MSc Computer Games Technology

Abertay University, Scotland, UK

2018–2019 · Merit

Thesis: "Adaptive Behavior in Followers in Skyrim" — rule-based AI systems, behavioral modeling

PGDip Entrepreneurship

Allama Iqbal Open University

2023–2024

BSc Computer Science

Mazoon College, Oman

2015–2018 · Distinction

Languages

English (Fluent) · Urdu (Native) · Punjabi (Native)