Simon Schmid
Indie Game Developer & Founder at 404 Forge
Berlin, Germany
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Simon Schmid is an indie game developer and founder based in Berlin with 13 years of software engineering experience spanning backend .NET systems, Unity development, audio engineering, and game leadership. He currently runs 404 Forge and leads development at Korotchenko Games, building playable titles showcased on his games portfolio. Simon's background includes roles in backend game infrastructure and audio/IT for broadcasting, giving him a rare blend of systems reliability, gameplay programming, and sound design expertise. Trained as an applications developer and certified in audio engineering, he often bridges technical and creative teams to ship polished interactive experiences. Quietly entrepreneurial, he moved from enterprise and broadcast tech into founding his own studio, turning multidisciplinary craft into commercial indie games.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Informatiker EFZ Applikationsentwicklung, Informatiker EFZ Applikationsentwicklung at gibb Berufsfachschule BernZertifikat S.E.T School of Entertainment & Technology Audio Engineering, Zertifikat S.E.T School of Entertainment & Technology Audio Engineering at TRIAGON Academy
Github Skills (95)
bash10
design-patterns10
automation10
code-analysis10
code-generation10
visual-studio10
build-automation10
command-line-tool10
game-development10
roslyn10
unix10
game-engine10
multicore10
linux10
dotnet10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
sschmid/DesperateDevs
Nov 2017 - Dec 2022
Contributions:551 commits, 51 pushes, 48 tags in 5 years 1 month
sschmid/bee
Sep 2018 - Oct 2022
🐝 bee - plugin-based bash automation
Contributions:65 releases, 590 commits, 412 pushes in 4 years 1 month
automationbashbeebuild-automationbuild-tool
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