Ben Obell
20+ years of game developement. team lead/lead programmer roles.
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20+ years of game developement.
team lead/lead programmer roles.
6+ years Unreal Engine experience.
Numerous shipped games on popular platforms.
- 34 years' experience
- Joined October 2025
Skills· 35
Languages
- EnglishFluent
Industry experience
- Gaming
- Software & Internet
- Media & Entertainment
- Retail
- Professional Services
- Computers & Electronics
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Work experience· 26 roles
Senior programmer leading Unreal Engine based development; scoped and implemented core gameplay systems, tooling, and pipeline for a vertical slice demo; mentored junior developers and collaborated across disciplines.
Remote UK role focusing on tools development and performance optimization for unannounced UE5 PC MOBA; developed automated scripted tooling and libraries for PC development.
Lead Programmer for UE4 Nintendo Switch project 'CoCo Melon'; Behaviour and awareness programming for UE4 PC project 'Deathgrounds'; Porting UE4 to iOS/Android for 'Kill it with fire'.
Education· 8
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