Nikola Garabandic
EXPERTISE
BIO
Experienced Unity Developer with 7 years of experience building various types of games and apps in Unity. From hypercasual to ultra immersive multiplayer games. Big advocate of blockchain and web3.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Engineering Team Lead
Chainsafe
September 2023 - February 2025
Lead the development of the open source web3.unity SDK which resulted in a much better Developer Experience when connecting the Unity games to any EVM blockchain Closed several deals with BD and PM which resulted in direct collaboration with gaming studios and revenue for the company Contributed to several open-source projects such as Nethereum and Web3Auth which made significant impact on the overall usability and security of those platforms & web3.unity SDK. Established and optimized departmental processes to streamline the release of future SDK versions. Created video guides, technical documentation and tutorials for the newest releases of the SDK.
Senior Unity Engineer
Mentava
October 2022 - September 2023
Helped the team get familiar with Unity which helped them deliver features faster Wrote several shaders that made the app more fun and responsive
Unity Developer
Blackmill Games
July 2019 - February 2023
Lead the audio inside of Isonzo which made the game experience more immersive Lead the AI/NPC behavior development in Isonzo that made the NPCs smarter and made them choose better decisions upon every situation they encounter Fixed intermittent bugs that were very hard to catch in previous games (Verdun and Tannenberg) which made the previous games much more stable and lead to better reviews on Steam Designed and implemented meta features of the game such as Challenges and Achievements so that the game has better engagement in the community Developed the super modular settings system that made it super easy to extend it later.
EDUCATION
BSc Of Computer Science
Faculty Of Technical Sciences, October 2018
Computer Science
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Unity Instructor
Unity Technologies
Issued: 9/30/2021 - Expires: 6/14/2027
Credential ID: c00296d9-7979-4bd3-b21b-3193965014ba
Unity Certified Professional: Programmer
Unity Technologies
Issued: 7/27/2021 - Expires: 6/14/2027
PORTFOLIO PROJECTS
Isonzo
Ferocious Alpine warfare will test your tactical skills in this authentic WW1 FPS. Battle among the scenic peaks, rugged valleys and idyllic towns of northern Italy. The Great War on the Italian Front is brought to life and elevated to unexpected heights!
View Project7/1/2019 -10/1/2022
web3.unity
Web3.Unity by ChainSafe is an open-source SDK that allows Unity game developers to integrate Web3 features (i.e., blockchain stuff like wallets, tokens, NFTs, smart contracts) directly into their games — especially for Ethereum-compatible blockchains like Ethereum, Polygon, and others in the EVM ecosystem.
View Project9/1/2023 -2/1/2025
Verified Game Developer
6-8 years of experience
Preferred commitment: Full Time
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