Question 1

Technical Game Designer @ Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (May 2024 - Present)

Accepted Answer

Designed, prototyped, and programmed gameplay features and events for The Mystery Society using Photon Quantum 2
Monitored live gameplay stats and implemented hotfixes for game balance and bugs
Designed and implemented UX animation flows and game "feel" feedbacks
Designed developer-facing and designer-facing features to improve game performance and to speed up design iterations
Implemented and enforced engineering team procedures, guidelines, and documentation for code quality
Refactored large swaths of legacy code to improve scalability, modularity, and performance

Question 2

Senior Game Engineer @ JamCity LLC (April 2022 - April 2024)

Accepted Answer

Supported the hit puzzle games Cookie Jam and Cookie Jam Blast
Fixed bugs & implemented features to spec
Refactored and refreshed areas of the code base that were inefficient

Question 3

Game Developer @ Living Popups LLC (July 2021 -  May 2022)

Accepted Answer

Designed, coded, and launched 2 original mobile games to accompany Coldplay's Music of The Sphere's tour
Designed and coded AR-assisted educational augmented reality games and experiences in Unity
Developed various game systems for projects on demand
Sourced external development studio and worked closely with them to build new back-end systems
Designed interactive prototypes using Adobe XD

Question 4

Product Manager @ FreshPlanet Inc. (Gameloft)  (May 2020 - Dec 2020)

Accepted Answer

Managed cross-disciplinary team of artists, engineers, and designers to launch Songpop Party on Apple Arcade
Ran all SCRUM ceremonies; daily standup, sprint planning, and retro
Developed and managed project roadmap, including timelines for feature development, user testing, marketing efforts, and release schedules for multiple platforms
Ran weekly game design meetings with team to build the most fun and playable experience
Acted as point of contact between FreshPlanet and platform holders (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, etc.)

Question 5

Games Engineer @ Nickelodeon  (Jun 2017 - Apr 2020)

Accepted Answer

Designed and developed mobile games and augmented reality experiences using Unity3D for Nick and NickJr
Created and presented pitches for new team projects upon request, including games, products, and internal tools. Generated prototypes to demo key features and components
Participated in regular meetings with designers, artists, and play testers to suggest and implement changes
Spearheaded effort to bring Nick Games to Facebook Instant games platform
Trained teams of incoming engineers in the basics of Unity 3D
Supported web team staff and 3rd party game development vendors in troubleshooting compilation, deployment, and live production issues for HTML5 and JS based web games

Question 6

Games Consultant @ Gray Rabbit Games (Freelance 2018 - 2021)

Accepted Answer

Worked closely with clients and off-shore development team to design games that meet vision and is manageable given time and budget restraints
 
Created detailed and illustrated game design documentation
 
Iterated on game's design throughout project to optimize for shifting
 
project priorities, technical limitations, and play-testing
 
Acted as producer, setting priorities for features and bug-fixes, leading meetings, ensuring everyone has what they need to produce results
 
Sourced studios, freelancers, and other professionals to help meet project's needs
 
Reviewed technical implementation and game architecture to ensure best practices followed and make suggestions

Question 7

Software Engineer @ ViacomCBS (Jan 2016 - Jun 2017)

Accepted Answer

Developed, refactored, and maintained codebases for Nick.com and Nickjr.com on both back-end and front-end
 
Provided support during live events such as Kids Choice Sports
 
Assisted in the development of new corporate content management system's front-end
 
Refactored components of content management system from Angular1 to Angular2
 
Developed standard set of tools and procedures to create, update, and share common Angular2 UI components across multiple teams
 
Built Augmented Reality tour for visitors using Microsoft Hololens

- Mentored junior developers

Question 8

Jr. Software Engineer @ Amplify Education (May 2015 - Oct 2015)

Accepted Answer

Supported professional development tools for K-12 teachers
 
Developed both front-end and back-end to create intuitive and effective web apps
 
Followed strict standards to write clean, efficient code
 
Reviewed teammates' code on a daily basis for suggestions
 
Worked closely with teammates following agile design practices

Question 9

Senior Advertising Manager @ Training For Success (May 2010 - May 2015)

Accepted Answer

Created 100+ Google Adwords and Bing Adcenter accounts for a diverse array of businesses
 
Hired, trained, and supervised pay-per-click account managers
 
Implemented account management procedures for training and quality assurance
 
Fostered strong client relations for long-term retention
 
Programmed Adwords scripts using Google API to improve performance and reduce overhead
 
Wrote programs for building conversion-optimized landing pages, developed them into a product that made the company thousands of dollars in new revenue while reducing manpower

Joe Francia

Skills

Work History

Technical Game Designer @ Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (May 2024 - Present)

Senior Game Engineer @ JamCity LLC (April 2022 - April 2024)

Game Developer @ Living Popups LLC (July 2021 - May 2022)

Product Manager @ FreshPlanet Inc. (Gameloft) (May 2020 - Dec 2020)

Games Engineer @ Nickelodeon (Jun 2017 - Apr 2020)

Games Consultant @ Gray Rabbit Games (Freelance 2018 - 2021)

Software Engineer @ ViacomCBS (Jan 2016 - Jun 2017)

Jr. Software Engineer @ Amplify Education (May 2015 - Oct 2015)

Senior Advertising Manager @ Training For Success (May 2010 - May 2015)

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