Thibaud.
Principal Online & Multiplayer Engineer.
I help game studios build multiplayer features, online services and production infrastructure — from gameplay networking and matchmaking to dedicated-server orchestration, CI/CD and live operations.
Hi, I'm
About Me
I’m a Principal Engineer with more than 15 years of experience building multiplayer games, online services and cloud infrastructure.
I work across the full online stack: gameplay networking, authentication, matchmaking, player services, dedicated-server orchestration, CI/CD and production operations. I combine hands-on implementation with architecture and technical leadership, helping teams take online systems from prototype to live environments.
My background spans games, SaaS, robotics and FinTech. I particularly enjoy building multiplayer experiences where communities can thrive and friendships can form.
Experience
Partner with game studios to design and deliver multiplayer gameplay, online services and live infrastructure.
Selected clients: Ubisoft, KT Racing, Ragnarok Games, DotBlocks, Clarifeye and Rizoa.
- Develop gameplay features in C++ and Blueprints
- Build and deploy backend services including matchmaking and data tracking
- Architect live environments and build CI/CD pipelines
- Optimize networking to reduce in-game latency
Built, deployed and maintained backend services and infrastructure for two multiplayer PC games.
- Developed the leaderboard and the matchmaking services
- Built the autoscaler for match servers
- Deployed the live infrastructure
Built, deployed and operated the platform hosting Dataiku’s first SaaS offering, now serving more than 1,000 data science studios worldwide.
- Built resilient, replicable infrastructure on AWS with multiple production Kubernetes clusters
- Created processes and tools that improved platform reliability without compromising team velocity
- Recruited and managed a growing team of Site Reliability Engineers
- Provided system-design expertise across the teams involved in the platform
- Led technical readiness for ISO 27001 and SOC 2 compliance
Built software embedded in an interactive robot:
- Developed robot behaviors and interactions in C#/Unity
- Integrated peripherals, including robot arms and capture devices, by building C++ drivers
- Built a multiplayer VR simulation with Unity to evaluate robotic behaviors
Created shared services for the robot fleet:
- Deployed cloud infrastructure
- Built and deployed backend services to monitor robots, gather analytics and configure behaviors remotely
We developed games and software for our customers:
- A warehouse management software
- Four educational games for a museum, available on Android tablets displayed alongside the relevant exhibition. You can see them in action here
Projects
Unreal Engine
C++
Multiplayer
PlayFab
Epic Online Services
BloodLoop
Work across the online stack of this multiplayer hero shooter: authentication, matchmaking, player data, live environments and CI/CD.
Unity
C#
Multiplayer
Kubernetes
Terraform
Champions Tactics - Ubisoft
Built and deployed the live AWS infrastructure for this online PvP tactical RPG, including backend services, match-server autoscaling and a load-testing client used ahead of launch.
Go
C++
TypeScript
Python
GCP
Endurance Motorsport Series - KT Racing
Built multiplayer back-office functionality for race rotations, special events, leaderboards and player bans, working across backend services, game integration and administrative tooling on GCP.
Unity
C#
Multiplayer
Unannounced game - Ubisoft
Built leaderboard and matchmaking services for an unannounced multiplayer PC game.
Unity
Educational games for a museum
Developed four games for Le Naturalium museum in Besançon, France.
Visitors can play them on Android tablets displayed alongside the relevant exhibition.
Expertise & technologies
Expertise
Engineering leadership
Multiplayer systems
Distributed systems
System design
Cloud architecture
Platform engineering
Site reliability engineering
CI/CD & DevOps
Cloud & infrastructure
AWS
Google Cloud Platform
Azure
Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
Pulumi
Programming
C
C++
C#
Rust
Python
Go
TypeScript
Frameworks
FastAPI
Django
Flask
React
Next.js
Game engines
Unreal Engine
Unity
Godot
Get in Touch
Looking for help with multiplayer systems, online services or game infrastructure? I’m open to discussing upcoming fractional or full-time engagements.