Hi, I'm Turki 👋
Software Engineer & Unity Developer. Award-winning hackathon innovator. Crafting full-stack wonders and exploring the limits of AI/ML and XR.
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About

Bridging the gap between code and innovation. I've led Google Developer Student Clubs during my academic years, crafted AI models for urban planning, and clinched victories in multiple hackathons. My toolkit spans from robust full-stack development to Unity-powered XR experiences. Always eager to tackle the next big tech challenge, whether it's building scalable web apps or pushing the boundaries of AI and emerging technologies.

Work Experience

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3 Lines XR

Oct 2024 - Present
Unity Developer
As a Senior Unity Developer at 3 Lines XR, following agile methodologies crafting immersive and interactive XR enabled aviation training simulations using the Unity Engine. Refactored and optimized existing codebase to improve performance and maintainability. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality XR experiences.
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Game Developers Academy

Sep 2024 - Present
Chief Technology Officer
As the Chief Technology Officer at Game Developers Academy, I am responsible for the technical direction of the company, ensuring that our platform is scalable, secure, and user-friendly.
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Nautica Studio

Dec 2023 - Present
Founder & CEO
Founded Nautica Studio, a startup indie game development studio focused on creating high-quality, immersive, and engaging games for all platforms. Led a team of 5 developers and artists to on a mission to create a mobile game that has been selected by MCIT to be a part of its CODE Incubation program as well as MISK as part of the MISK Launchpad program.
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Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Jun 2023 - Sep 2023
Software Engineer Intern
Collaborated with 5 cross-functional teams, gaining hands-on experience across the Software Development Life Cycle. Utilized Java Spring Boot framework to develop CRUD web applications, implementing RESTful APIs. Designed relational database schemas and wrote SQL scripts to create databases, ensuring data integrity and efficient storage of information. Leveraged Drupal CMS and Power BI to build user-friendly web applications and data visualization dashboards.
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Artificial Intelligence and Programming Club

Aug 2022 - Jul 2023
Team Leader
As a leader, helped, organized, and participated in 10+ successful events, in which, collaborated with 5+ organizations such as the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
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Google Developer Student Club | KFU

May 2022 - Sep 2022
Technical Team Leader
Supervised and assisted in 3 Bootcamps, 5+ large exhibitions, 10+ technical related events, and tutored students in technological and programming related topics.

Skills

Unity Engine
XR Toolkit
Meta XR Core SDK
Meta Spark
React
Next.js
Node.js
Django
Spring Boot
RESTful APIs
Tailwind
Postgres
Firebase
Power BI
Docker
C#
Typescript
Python
PyTorch
My Projects

Check out my latest work

I've worked on a variety of projects, from websites to XR applications. Here are a few of my favorites.

Django Generic E-commerce Platform

Django Generic E-commerce Platform

An E-commerce platform built with Django, showcasing skills from Tuwaiq's Django API program. Features include user management, product catalog, orders, and reviews.

Django
Python
TailwindCSS
RESTful APIs
Computer Science Graduation Project

Computer Science Graduation Project

AI Detection of Informal Neighborhoods using Satellite imagery, utilizes ResNet and UNet models to detect and segment informal neighborhoods from satellite images. Awarded 2nd best graduation project.

Python
PyTorch
FastAPI
Selenium
Tantora VR

Tantora VR

An award-winning VR experience promoting tourism and cultural exploration. An immersive exploration of the old town of Tantora, including discovery of ancient Thamudic language.

Unity Engine
XL Interaction Toolkit
C#
جوعانيين!! | We're Hungry!! VR

جوعانيين!! | We're Hungry!! VR

An award-winning interactive VR gaming experience showcasing Saudi cuisine. Aimed at global promotion of traditional Saudi food and tourism.

Unity Engine
XL Interaction Toolkit
C#
Ektimal: Accounting Platform

Ektimal: Accounting Platform

A web platform for Accountants using NextJS, emphasizing efficiency and user-friendliness. Ranked top 10 in the SOCPA's Accounting Solutions Hackathon among 70+ projects.

Next.js
Typescript
PostgreSQL
TailwindCSS
The Alchemist

The Alchemist

A 3D platformer game where you play as an alchemist who traverses a dark dungeon mixing potions and fighting monsters. Part of Nine66's UniGameDev competition.

Unity Engine
C#
Shsalfah? Web Game

Shsalfah? Web Game

A fun party game where one player is in the dark about the topic of discussion. The other players ask yes or no questions to figure out the unknown player's identity, while the 'unknown' player tries to guess the topic from the questions.

HTML/CSS
JavaScript
Bootstrap
Hackathons

I like building things

During my time in university, I attended 4+ hackathons. People from around the country would come together and build incredible things in 2-3 days. It was eye-opening to see the endless possibilities brought to life by a group of motivated and passionate individuals.

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    CCSIT Best Graduation Project Competition - 2nd Place

    King Faisal University

    Developed an AI solution which detects and segements informal neighborhoods using satellite imagery.
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    Future Technologies Hackathon (Games) - 1st Place

    Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

    Designed a Virtual Reality (VR) tourism experience of the old town of Tantora, Al-Ula.
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    Innovators 8th Edition Hackathon - 3rd Place

    Bank AlJazira

    Developed a VR interactive gaming experience that aims to introduce Saudi and Arabic dishes to tourists.
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    Saudi Global Game Jam 2023 - 1st Place

    Saudi Digital Games Association

    Developed a prototype of a story-driven game around the theme of 'Roots'. (Digital Technical College - Al-Ahsa)
Contact

Get in Touch

Want to chat? Just shoot me a dm with a direct question on twitter and I'll respond whenever I can. I will ignore all soliciting.