Freelance Unity Developer

Gameplay Systems, Tools, and Technical Workflows for Unity Projects

I help studios and indie teams build gameplay systems, editor tooling, UI workflows, optimisation solutions, and production-ready Unity features.

Who I Am

I am a Unity / C# developer specialising in gameplay systems, tools programming, and technical workflows. I have professional experience working on commercial mobile titles and building scalable Unity systems for production teams.

Previously I worked as a Gameplay Programmer at Halfbrick Studios, contributing to live mobile titles, optimising performance, rebuilding gameplay systems, and supporting cross-platform releases.

I now run DangryGames, where I develop indie projects and provide freelance Unity development, tools programming, and technical consulting for studios and indie teams.

I am currently developing Space Cat Survivors, a roguelite space-mining game.

Unity Development Services

  • Gameplay systems development (combat, progression, save/load)
  • Unity Editor tools and workflow automation
  • Custom Unity UI systems using UI Toolkit and runtime frameworks
  • Performance optimisation for mobile and PC
  • Build pipelines and CI/CD automation
  • Backend integration (Firebase, Nakama, cloud saves)
  • Refactoring and improving legacy Unity projects
  • Rapid prototyping and gameplay iteration

Technical Expertise

  • Unity Editor scripting
  • Custom inspectors and tooling
  • Workflow automation tools
  • Build pipeline automation
  • Mobile deployment (iOS / Android)
  • Git, Perforce, Azure DevOps
  • Unity UI Toolkit frameworks
  • C# tooling applications (WPF)

Selected Experience

Halfbrick Studios

Worked as a gameplay programmer on live mobile projects, rebuilding systems, improving performance, supporting releases, and contributing to technical production workflows.

Freelance Unity Development

Built reusable editor tools, automation workflows, UI systems, save systems, and gameplay features for client and portfolio projects.

DangryGames

Developing original projects while offering technical Unity support for gameplay, tools, workflows, and production-focused development.

Portfolio

Featured Work Games Code Samples Technical Articles Unity Asset Store

Common Freelance Work

  • Fixing broken or incomplete Unity projects
  • Optimising mobile performance
  • Building Unity editor tools
  • Creating gameplay systems
  • Implementing save systems
  • Building UI frameworks and workflows

Current Rates

Term Hourly Rate Engagement Period
Short Term £35 0–1 Month
Medium Term £30 1–6 Months
Long Term £25 6+ Months

Let’s Work Together

If you need help with Unity gameplay systems, editor tools, optimisation, pipelines, or technical problem solving, feel free to get in touch.

danielkirwanjobs@gmail.com