Summary
Ben Paolillo is a Senior UI Programmer with a decade of experience building and architecting UI systems for AAA games and simulation software, currently leading UI development at CD PROJEKT RED. He combines deep C++/C# expertise, multithreaded and data-driven architecture design, and hands-on Unreal/Unity implementation to ship polished, cross-platform interfaces for PC and consoles. Ben has a track record of reducing technical debt, improving performance, and establishing UI standards across teams, having driven Common UI–based frameworks and tooling at multiple studios. Prior roles include leading game-engine transitions and CI tooling at Raytheon and creating automated test and release systems in live-service mobile titles, demonstrating a rare blend of game-tech rigor and production discipline. Based in Greater Chicago, he pairs engineering leadership with continual learning across languages and engine architectures, and often surfaces practical UX-to-code solutions that streamline artist and designer workflows.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Engineering, Engineering at Tel Aviv University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Boston University