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Barnav Mitra

Barnav Mitra

Metuchen,NJ

Summary

Dynamic leader with a proven track record at Starnova Studios, driving the vision for companies building scalable and enjoyable game projects. Expert in Java and operational leadership, successfully scaling unique game ideas from planning to five-figure revenues. Adept at fostering high-performance teams across diverse cultures and timezones, ensuring innovative game design and market penetration.

Work History

Chief Executive Officer

Starnova Studios
07.2022 - Current
  • Hire, cultivate, and sustain team members from twelve different countries for a rapid + high-productivity workspace.
  • Built and scaled up over four UGC projects to five figure recurring revenue + player counts
  • I lead development and overall vision for highly-scalable game projects, with over three in-house projects and fifty+ agency clients
  • Maintain and enforce budget by departments to ensure consistent profitability and margins using Mercury
  • Manage and ensure task delegation, equality of work, and timelines through Linear + GitHub Projects.

Software Engineer

Starfury Studios
01.2024 - 09.2024
  • Built operation pipelines, optimized existing architecture, and setup major components of CI/CD setups using Terraform + Docker + OVH Private Cloud
  • Worked with creators with 1mil+ followings to develop large-scale gamemodes & systems
  • Collaborated with team members to create user-centric game design that engages and retains players long-term
  • Contributed to reviving a dormant project to a four-figure community following.

DevOps Engineer

SpeedSilver LTD
05.2023 - 10.2023
  • Setup and maintained Docker pipelines for automatically scaled 3k+ player networks on single-node setups
  • Built reliable failover systems using Docker Swarm to ensure consistent reliability
  • Setup monitoring system using Grafana + Prometheus for performance-tuning and analysis
  • Helped scale the first voxel battle-royale gamemode in Minecraft to over 3k+ concurrent users on launch

Education

High School Diploma -

Metuchen High School
Metuchen, NJ
06-2026

Skills

  • Proficient in Java, Kotlin, and JavaScript
  • Operational Leadership
  • Docker for Gaming Setups, Automations, and Maintenance
  • Pre-Market Research & Market Penetration
  • Game Design & Creative Vision Management

Soft Skills

Extroverted - I love to interact, socialize, and collaborate with others both for work and for fun. The best work is the one you can succeed in with others.

  • Necessary for an cohesive team environment at Starnova Studios and collaboration at Starfury Studios and SpeedSilver LTD.
  • While in school, I'm well-known for being someone sociable and with deep school spirit. I was elected President of our Student Council and regularly had to speak with people to create school events.

Exploratory - I like to see unique perspectives. I believe everyone has something they can teach others and I love to hear what those ideas are. Can't build without hearing about new things!

  • This mindset on listening to new ideas propelled our first gamemode launch at Starnova Studios it was one of our team members who came up with the idea for it!
  • While in school, I love to hear what everyone has to offer and it's one of the biggest reasons our Robotics team did well. We earned a silver medal in competition simply by hearing the ideas of everyone, freshman or senior alike.
Barnav Mitra