Yashar Kiani

Yashar Kiani is an experienced game designer with a strong background in game system design and development. Currently serving as a Senior Game Designer at Codemasters since October 2024, Yashar previously held positions at YAGER, where contributions included roles as Senior Game System Designer and Game System Designer for multiple projects, such as Exoborne and Dune Awakening. Prior to YAGER, Yashar worked at InnoGames GmbH as a Game Designer for popular titles like Forge of Empire and Grepolis. Early career experiences include a QA Engineer internship at trivago and game design roles at appxplore, Academic Brilliance, and Frame Motion. Yashar holds a Master of Arts in Game Development and Research from Cologne University of Applied Sciences, as well as Bachelor's degrees in Computer Games Development from Asia Pacific University and the University of Staffordshire.