Ethan Heil
Software Engineer at Respawn Entertainment
Town of Webster, New York, United States
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Top SchoolEthan Heil is a software engineer with nine years of experience specializing in gameplay and networking systems for console and multiplayer titles. Currently at Respawn Entertainment contributing to Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, he has a track record of shipping core gameplay, weapons, and networking features across indie studios and larger teams. His background blends hands-on systems and shader work with multiplayer lobby and spectating implementations, and he’s stepped into fast-paced support roles (e.g., Prophecy’s FPS) to quickly resolve gameplay and networking issues. As a co-founder and lead systems/networking engineer at Earthbreak Games he managed version control pipelines and built foundational netcode, showing both technical depth and team-oriented process ownership. Based in Webster, NY, he also brings AR/drone research experience from an internship at CareAR, reflecting a curiosity for applied machine learning and interactive systems.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Degree in Game Programming Game Programming, Bachelor of Science Degree in Game Programming Game Programming at Champlain College
Japanese
Github Skills (3)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Epics123/Mapstermind
Nov 2021 - May 2022
Contributions:181 commits, 185 pushes, 29 branches in 5 months
Epics123/HotSwap
Nov 2019 - Oct 2020
Contributions:5 commits, 40 pushes, 8 branches in 11 months
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