Quinn Damerell
Senior Software Engineer at OctoEverywhere
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolQuinn Damerell is a Senior Software Engineer in Seattle with a decade of experience building low-latency networking and video streaming systems in C, C++, and C#. He has driven real-time streaming and codec work across Microsoft (Xbox Mixer FTL, xCloud, Holoportation) and now leads networking for Turn 10 Studios’ Fortza Tech engine powering Forza titles. As founder of OctoEverywhere he brings a maker’s mindset to productizing remote 3D-printing tools, including AI-driven failure detection and live streaming. An active contributor to OBS Studio’s backend streaming integrations, he blends deep systems-level expertise with practical open-source impact. Colleagues rely on him for solving hard performance and stability challenges that sit at the intersection of networking, media, and user-facing products.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at Purdue University
English
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Github Skills (12)
c1710
live-streaming10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
c1110
ffmpeg9
cpp8
video-recording8
cplus8
directshow8
android6
observer-pattern6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
obsproject/obs-studio
Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 4 PRs, 38 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Quinn contributed significantly to the OBS Studio project by adding and modifying features related to streaming services. They introduced the "Mixer FTL" service, renamed the original service, and added the corresponding FTL output functionality. Furthermore, the user addressed issues in the auto-configuration and logging mechanisms, enhancing the application's stability and user experience. These changes suggest a focus on the core streaming backend and integration with different services.
facebook-livec-plus-plusfree-and-open-source-softwaredirectshowgame-capture
mixer/FFmpeg
Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
Contributions:11 commits, 103 pushes, 11 branches in 8 days
ffmpegvideosource-git
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