30+ years
Professional game development
Programming and technical development across multiple hardware generations, from low-level systems and engine technology through modern console, PC and mobile development.
Video Game Developer & Technical Director
John Pullen
30+ years in professional game development. CEO of After Dark Studios Ltd, specialising in C/C++, game engines, graphics, console porting, CPU/GPU optimisation and difficult technical problem-solving.
Console · PC · Mobile · Cross-platform technology
30+ yearsProfessional game-development experience
C / C++Engine, systems and low-level development
CPU / GPUPerformance analysis and optimisation
Cross-platformConsole, desktop and mobile development
About
Engineering games across generations.
John Pullen is a UK video game developer with 30+ years of professional programming and game-development experience, spanning game engines, rendering, multithreading, audio, networking, low-level systems and cross-platform technology.
As CEO of After Dark Studios Ltd, the focus is on work-for-hire development, co-development, porting, optimisation and technical consultancy, alongside original games and cross-platform technology.
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Professional experience
Built around shipping technology.
A technical career focused on the engineering work behind games: portability, performance, reliability and getting complex codebases to production.
Current
CEO · After Dark Studios Ltd
Leading work-for-hire, co-development, porting, optimisation and technical consultancy, while developing original IP and cross-platform technology.
Engineering
Cross-platform and low-level development
C/C++, rendering, multithreading, debugging, reverse engineering and performance work across x86, x64, ARM32, AArch64 and MIPS architectures.
Platform developmentAfter Dark Studios is a registered developer for PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Apple, Google, Samsung and Huawei.
Technical expertise
Deep engineering where games get difficult.
From low-level performance work to platform transitions and complex codebases, the emphasis is practical engineering that gets products running, stable and shipped.
C/C++ & Engine Development
Cross-platform engines, systems code, libraries, multithreading and performance-sensitive runtime technology.
Graphics & Optimisation
Rendering, GPU and CPU profiling, bottleneck removal, frame-time reduction and platform-specific tuning.
Porting & Cross-Platform
Moving games and technology between console, desktop and mobile platforms while preserving performance and behaviour.
Debugging & Technical Rescue
Difficult crashes, legacy code, reverse engineering, integration problems, bug fixing and product-finishing work.
Architecturesx86 · x64 · ARM32 · AArch64 · MIPS
Additional areasAudio · Networking · Libraries · Reverse Engineering · Debugging
Selected work
Games released across multiple platforms.
Selected titles developed and released through After Dark Studios. Each link goes directly to the corresponding game page.
Professional contact
Need experienced game-development engineering?
Connect directly on LinkedIn or visit After Dark Studios for work-for-hire, co-development, porting, optimisation and technical consultancy.