Ben Keenan
Lead Engineer at DIGIT, a Scopely Studio
Galway City, Connacht, Ireland
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Keenan is a Lead Engineer and seasoned game programmer with 11 years of experience shipping award-winning titles across mobile, PC, and console, including The Darkside Detective series, Empire of Sin, and Star Trek: Fleet Command. Based in Galway, Ireland, he has deep Unity expertise but a clear personal interest in Godot, self-hosting, and digital sovereignty. He’s progressed from intern roles to leading core technology on undisclosed projects at DIGIT/Scopely, combining gameplay programming with system-level client engineering. Comfortable across platforms and studios, Ben brings both creative design sensibilities (story, dialogue, level design) and robust technical delivery to projects. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic engineer who pairs product-minded thinking with a filmmaker’s narrative instincts, an unusual mix that helps craft engaging player experiences.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Level 7 Diploma, Computer Game Development, Level 7 Diploma, Computer Game Development at Train2GameBA, English, Maths, Philosophy, BA, English, Maths, Philosophy at University College Dublin
Github Skills (32)
unity3d8
svg8
metadata8
jstree8
feed8
toolbox8
creative-commons7
pjax6
php6
raster6
adonisjs6
rss6
rss-reader6
aggregator6
google-play5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
bursaar/UnrealEstate
Aug 2014 - Sep 2014
Contributions:34 commits in 26 days
bursaar/bursaar.github.io
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 24 days
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