Ross Kilgariff
Director at Orc Face Games
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRoss Kilgariff is a director and seasoned game developer and network systems programmer based in Dundee with over a decade of experience building multiplayer infrastructure and delivering games across mobile, portable, and retro platforms. He led multiplayer systems work at Ninja Kiwi Europe—coordinating cross-team development and building servers for titles like Bloons TD Battles and SAS: Zombie Assault IV—and now runs Orc Face Games, publishing new releases for 20+ year-old consoles while also targeting modern platforms with a 90s-era 3D aesthetic. With a background in computer games technology and hands-on experience in graphics, engine work and platform strategy, he blends low-level systems thinking with product-focused delivery. Notably, his current venture channels a collector’s passion into shipping fresh, unofficial games for legacy hardware, a niche that requires both engineering creativity and deep platform knowledge.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Computer Games Technology Computing, Computer Games Technology Computing at University of the West of ScotlandJohnstone High School
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Github Skills (92)
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
kilgariff/NesterDC-standalone
May 2020 - Oct 2024
Contributions:1 PR, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
kilgariff/harlequest-builds
Nov 2022 - Mar 2025
Contributions:5 releases, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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