Timea Tabori

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT TIMEA TABORI

Experienced Technical Director and engineering leader with a proven track record of building high-performing teams and robust, reliable technical solutions. Skilled in C++, Unreal Engine, and Go, with hands-on experience across backend, infrastructure, and gameplay. Known for creating environments of safety, autonomy, and growth where people do their best work. Heart-Centered Technical Leadership• Leads with curiosity, and trust, aiming to create safety and autonomy for teams to thrive even in high-pressure environments.• Experienced in hiring, onboarding, coaching to growth, and, when needed, making tough calls such as ending probations and managing redundancies with integrity and care.• Navigated major pivots, helped shape strategy, and steered teams through change with clarity and resilience, as part of the leadership team.• Adapted to shifting priorities in a small studio environment by wearing multiple hats - hands-on contributor, producer, manager, and coach - balancing project velocity and team development.System Architecture & Implementation• Designed and delivered core game features and systems, across front-end, backend, and infrastructure. From social features and UI, to data pipelines and observability tools.• Spearheaded the migration from a UE-server-based architecture to a lean Go backend in just 15 weeks under a live game (as a team of 3, from not having written a single line of Go before). This reduced our infrastructure cost and code complexity to a fraction while we maintained service continuity.• Experienced in live-ops: debugging crashes, ANRs, and production incidents, Collaborating with data analysts to implement player analytics, and performance metrics. Serving on-call to ensure uptime and stability. • Embedded strong engineering practices, including a remote-friendly collaborative space, and a strong code review culture to increase overall velocity and quality across the team. Resilience & Strategic Agility• Navigated multiple major pivots and company restructuring, experienced in change management, and quick to refocus on the most impactful problem to solve next. • Adaptable across domains - from hands-on engineering to technical strategy, infrastructure pivots, project management, and people leadership.• Skilled at balancing long-term strategy with incremental delivery, knowing when to take on tech debt and when to pay it down.• Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced environments, guiding teams through change while maintaining morale and focus.