Max Litvinov's Portfolio

01. About Me

I'm a gameplay engineer who thrives at the intersection of complex systems and player feel. Over 9 years in game development, I've contributed to titles at Archetype Entertainment, Atomic Arcade, Ubisoft, and Jam City.

My core passion is building systems that feel responsive and polished in players' hands: combat, controls, ability systems, and the debug tooling that keeps them running. I build debug tools alongside features, not after, and I consider that one of the biggest force multipliers an engineer can bring to a team.

Outside of work I swim. I captained the team at NC State and still race in Masters, with Nationals as the goal I'm training toward. The rest of my free time goes into UE5, where I work on streaming and save systems, custom editor tooling, and clean, complex combat systems.

Here are some technologies I work with:

UE5
C++
Blueprints
Gameplay Ability System (GAS)
Claude
Perforce

02. Where I've Worked

Senior Gameplay Engineer @ Archetype Entertainment

February 2026 to Present | Exodus (PS5 / Xbox / PC)

Expanded beyond initial combat strike team role to take significant ownership across core gameplay systems on a large-scale AAA RPG.
Work closely with design on gun feel, player feel, and control feel.
Collaborated across disciplines on player-facing features.

Senior Gameplay Engineer @ Atomic Arcade

May 2024 to December 2025 | G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes (PC / Xbox / PS5)

Primary engineer and owner of player-facing combat features for a console action title built in Unreal Engine 5.
Extended a custom action system built on GAS supporting assassinations, multi-enemy takedowns, breach and clear sequences, and ADS projectile combat.
Built and maintained core systems including loadouts, inventory, equipment, and ranged combat.
Established project-wide Unreal coding standards and enforced through C++ and Blueprint reviews.
Prototyped multiplayer co-op gameplay with networked player abilities and replication.

Senior Gameplay Engineer @ Ubisoft

January 2019 to May 2024 | Multiple AAA Titles

The Division Heartland (2021 to 2024): Gameplay engineer on a PvPvE extraction shooter (30+ concurrent players) built on the Division 2 codebase in Snowdrop. Owned the mission system, damage pipeline, and character gadgets.
Assassin's Creed Nexus (2020 to 2021): Key member of the combat gameplay team adapting AC for Oculus Quest 2, released to strong reviews (Meta Game of the Year nominee). Built core combat systems and VR performance optimizations.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (2019): Designed and implemented the player-to-player trading system. Embedded with Massive Entertainment integrating across inventory, UI, and backend systems in Snowdrop.

Software Engineer @ Jam City

October 2017 to December 2018 | Cookie Jam Blast (iOS / Android / Samsung)

Generalist gameplay engineer focusing on characters, game modes, asset optimization, and internal tooling (level editor, asset editor).
Assisted with live ops and live config pushes for a mobile title with millions of players.
Collaborated with artists and designers to ship content updates on a regular cadence.

Unity Developer @ ArchieMD

January 2017 to September 2017

Built emergency medical training simulations in Unity3D with haptic, XR, and AR device integration for government contracts.
Took products from prototype through to client-facing presentation.

Interactive Developer @ Relative Scale

January 2015 to December 2016

Sole programmer on 5+ interactive installations in Unity3D for museums and universities including NC State, Emory, and the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library.
Lead programmer on a large-scale interactive cornhole game installation at Reynolds Coliseum, NC State.

03. Games I've Worked On

Archetype Entertainment (February 2026 to Present)

Exodus

A new AAA science fiction action-adventure RPG for PS5, Xbox, and PC. Working on 3Cs gameplay and combat as a core gameplay engineer, taking significant ownership across player-facing systems.

Atomic Arcade (May 2024 to December 2025)

G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes

A console action title built in UE5. Primary engineer and owner of player-facing combat features. Extended a custom action system built on GAS supporting assassinations, multi-enemy takedowns, breach and clear sequences, and ADS projectile combat.

Ubisoft (2021 to 2024)

Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland

A PvPvE extraction shooter with 30+ concurrent players built on The Division 2 codebase in Snowdrop with public betas and public footage. Owned the mission system, maintained the damage pipeline for contamination mechanics, and developed character gadgets and abilities.

Snowdrop
C++
Networked
PvPvE

Ubisoft (2020 to 2021)

Assassin's Creed Nexus

Key member of the combat gameplay team adapting Assassin's Creed for Oculus Quest 2, released to strong reviews and a Meta Game of the Year nomination. Built core combat systems including combat dash, ranged and melee combat, multi-enemy management, and VR performance optimizations.

Unity3D
C#
VR

Ubisoft (2019)

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Designed and implemented the player-to-player trading system as the foundation for the game's economy. Embedded with Massive Entertainment integrating trading functionality across inventory, UI, and backend systems in Snowdrop with networked client-server persistence.

Snowdrop
C++
Networked
Co-op

Jam City (2017 to 2018)

Cookie Jam Blast

A mobile puzzle game with millions of players. Generalist gameplay engineer focusing on characters, game modes, asset optimization, and internal tooling including level and asset editors. Assisted with live ops and live config pushes.

Unity3D
C#
Live Service

Other Noteworthy Projects

Personal UE5 Work

Where I explore Unreal systems on my own time. World streaming, save and progression, engine plugins, and editor tooling, plus the usual combat and UI work on top. Good practice for writing systems other people have to use.

UE5 C++

NCSU Library Walk of Fame

An interactive installation for the NC State University library, built as sole programmer at Relative Scale. One of 5+ interactive installations delivered in Unity3D for museums and universities.

Unity3D C# Interactive

Project Renegade

A deep dive into first person shooter architecture. I bought the Low Poly Unreal Shooter pack and converted the entire Blueprint project to C++, rebuilding the weapon, movement, and combat systems from the ground up to understand how FPS games are put together.

UE5 C++ Blueprints

Max Litvinov.

I build gameplay.