game-audio-engineer

Set up Git LFS for binary assets, handle unmergeable scene and prefab conflicts, and know when Perforce beats Git.

Rig, skin and animate characters and props, and export clean animation sets to an engine.

Model, retopologise, UV unwrap and bake game-ready assets with correct scale, pivots and polycount.

Design HUDs, menus and diegetic interfaces with controller navigation and readability at TV distance.

Enforce server authority and defend against speed hacks, memory editing, and exploits.

Design NPC behaviour: behaviour trees, state machines, pathfinding, perception and difficulty tuning.

Integrate FMOD and Wwise, build adaptive music systems, spatial audio and audio performance budgets.

Automate platform builds, asset cooking, console certification prep, and Steam or itch.io depot publishing.

Design systems and mechanics: GDD authorship, gameplay loops, economy balancing and player psychology.

Generate and pressure-test concepts: core loop, hook, fantasy, and the paper prototype that proves it.

Design free-to-play economies, battle passes and cosmetic shops with anti-predatory guardrails.

Hit frame budget: draw calls, batching, GC spikes, LOD strategy and in-engine profiling.