Xavier Arias Botargues

Xavier Arias Botargues is an experienced professional in the gaming industry, currently serving as the Domain Lead and Senior Tools Programmer at IO Interactive since September 2022. Prior to this role, Xavier held the position of Lead Client Engineer at Scopely from November 2020 to August 2022, where responsibilities included maintaining Unity game infrastructure and enhancing team productivity. From April 2012 to October 2020, Xavier was the CTO and Scrum Master at Starloop Studios, overseeing technical direction and supporting projects with technical challenges, alongside previous roles as a C++ Cocos2D-X Game Developer and Intern C# XNA Game Developer. Xavier holds a degree in Computer Engineering from Universitat de Lleida.