Ari Arnbjörnsson
Senior Software Engineer, Developer Relations
Helsinki, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolAri Arnbjörnsson is a senior software engineer and developer relations leader with 15+ years shipping games and tooling across consoles, PC and mobile, now helping studios get the most from Unreal Engine at Epic Games. He led the programming team on Returnal for PS5—an award-winning title with multiple BAFTAs—and has deep hands-on experience in C++, Unreal Engine, Unity, CI/build systems and cross-platform pipelines. A seasoned public speaker and conference organizer based in Helsinki, he blends technical evangelism with high-touch developer support and practical tutorials. Beyond AAA studios, his background includes leading build engineering and client programming at indie and mobile hits, showing a knack for both production leadership and low-level engineering. Uncommonly, he pairs a strong public presence of talks and tutorials with day-to-day account support, making him equally effective at advocacy and problem resolution.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Reykjavik UniversityComputer Science, Computer Science at Reykjavík Technical CollegeComputer Science, Computer Science at Akureyri Comprehensive College
English, Icelandic
Stackoverflow
1,169reputation
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27answers
2questions
protocol-buffers
top-5%
serialization
top-5%
Github Skills (43)
protocol-buffers9
blueprint9
serialization9
visual-studio-extension9
unreal9
linting8
naming-conventions8
lint8
unreal-engine-48
scripting7
linter7
openframeworks7
visual-studio-for-mac7
syntax6
flash6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Flassari/pooled-scroll-rect
Aug 2016 - Feb 2025
Contributions:8 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 7 months
Flassari/GamesHEL
Oct 2018 - Feb 2025
Contributions:85 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 4 months
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