Philip Harland
Welcome to my game development portfolio!
I am a Senior Systems & Gameplay Engineer combining 8+ years of professional enterprise C++ experience with 5+ years of self-directed game production using Unreal Engine 5 and Unity. I specialise in building stable gameplay frameworks, refactoring complex legacy software architectures, and bridging native software engineering fundamentals with modern engine workflows.
🎮 Published Projects & Mechanic Showcases
The downloadable PC titles hosted below represent stand-alone productions focused on core architecture stability, gameplay loop implementation, and optimisation patterns:
- Trash Zombies - Feature prototype showcasing event-driven UI systems, custom camera tracking, and rapid feature iteration under tight production timelines.
- Wunderland City (Darkness Inside) - Mechanics-driven horror framework integrating custom ambient audio nodes, actor lifecycle management, and enemy AI state machines.
- Zombie Hunter (New Amsterdam) - Desktop arcade simulation featuring custom object serialisation, optimisation profiling, and performance-targeted vector maths.
🏢 Historical Multi-Sector Enterprise Engineering
Prior to focusing on stand-alone game production, I delivered critical feature additions, large-scale bug diagnostics, and structural code refactoring as a Senior C++ Consultant and Engineer across high-reliability, mission-critical corporate domains:
- Aviation & Simulation: Diagnosed and resolved over 200 software bugs on a real-time Air Traffic Control Approach simulator (Raytheon FIRST).
- Transport Automation: Authored 100% of the UI test harnesses and simulated ticketing devices for the London Underground Tube Porting Project.
- Telecoms & Infrastructure: Driven a peak weekly legacy bug-fix resolution rate of 94% on mission-critical directory assistance software systems using custom C++ and COM architectures.
- Greenfield Development: Engineered 15+ graphical tracking interfaces entirely from scratch for a greenfield Oil Terminal Automation platform using C++ and POET Object-Oriented DBMS on UNIX servers.
⚙️ Engine Workflow Focus
- Unreal Engine 5 Core: Architecting a mechanics-driven, multiplayer third-person open-world framework. Specialising in client-server broadcasting, actor replication, RPCs setups, net relevancy, and exposing complex Blueprint frameworks into high-performance native code via Unreal C++ macros (UPROPERTY, UFUNCTION).
- Unity (C#): 3 years of experience planning, programming, and successfully publishing stand-alone titles to production, handling custom AI state behaviours and responsive system diagnostics.
✈️ Mobility & Availability
- Target Tracks: Mid-to-Senior Systems or Gameplay programming tracks.
- Locations: Available for local roles in Brighton (UK), hybrid models in London, and fully remote global operations. Open to hybrid relocation frameworks within select EU countries or hybrid/on-site tracks in Canada.
🔗 Technical Profiles & Contact
- 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-harland-bn1
- 🛠️ GitHub Technical Summary:https://github.com/harlandpj
- 📧 Secure Inquiry: via LinkedIn
