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Nikita "Yasnov" Deryugin

Nikita "Yasnov" Deryugin

Unreal Engine Developer
Yerevan

Summary

Experienced Unreal Engine 4/5 C++ Developer with a strong track record in developing high-scale multiplayer games. Proficient in designing and implementing complex game systems and mechanics to improve player experience. Skilled in optimizing game performance and troubleshooting technical issues for seamless gameplay.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Unreal Engine Developer

06.2025 - Current

Collaboration with other teams to assist them with integration and optimization of complex plugins as well as producing high quality UI elements.

Unreal Engine 5 Developer

Metagravity’s “EDGE OF CHAOS” Project
01.2023 - 01.2025
  • For almost 2 years I was the main UI specialist on the project: 70-80% of all UI implementation was done by me. I've also been working on networking, Game mechanics implementation and Narrative Design (World building) as well as Gamepad support for UI.
  • Highlights:
  • Capture Point logic and UI
  • Team selection logic and UI
  • Victory goals UI
  • Ingame world lore
  • Several HUD iterations
  • Global Map background, Map icons display
  • Minimap logic and UI.
  • Main menu (+Gamepad support)

Game Designer, solo developer

Unreal Engine 5: The “Seventh Ocean” Project
01.2023 - 01.2023
  • In just 1 month created a simple prototype for RTS game with space fleet control mechanics

Education

Software Engineering -

Russian Technological University - Moscow Institute of Radio Electronics And Automatics (RTU - MIREA)
01.2023

Skills

  • Game design (game mechanics design)
  • Unreal Engine C and Blueprints
  • Git (Version Control)
  • Narrative Design / World Building
  • Object-oriented programming
  • Front-end development
  • Software development
  • Problem-solving
  • Programming
  • Application development

LANGUAGES

Russian – native
English – C2 fluent

Timeline

Freelance Unreal Engine Developer

06.2025 - Current

Unreal Engine 5 Developer

Metagravity’s “EDGE OF CHAOS” Project
01.2023 - 01.2025

Game Designer, solo developer

Unreal Engine 5: The “Seventh Ocean” Project
01.2023 - 01.2023

Software Engineering -

Russian Technological University - Moscow Institute of Radio Electronics And Automatics (RTU - MIREA)
Nikita "Yasnov" DeryuginUnreal Engine Developer