Scott Downie
Senior Director Technology at Tag Games, a Scopely Studio
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Downie is a seasoned technology leader with 12+ years driving engine architecture and cross-platform game development at Tag Games, now leading tech strategy as Senior Director Technology for Scopely. He blends hands-on systems-level coding in C++ and C# with practical experience across SDL, Unity, graphics, networking and Python, shepherding projects from mobile 3D engines to live services. Progressing from junior programmer to CTO and now studio-wide director, he’s known for mentoring teams, defining engineering standards, and staying close to implementation while shaping long-term technical direction. Based in Dundee, Scotland, he pairs formal training in Computer Games Technology with a rare combination of product-focused leadership and deep low-level game engineering expertise.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Dunoon Grammar SchoolDundee. Bsc (hons) Computer Games Technology, Dundee. Bsc (hons) Computer Games Technology at 2005 2009
University of Abertay
Github Skills (7)
android7
ios6
raspberry-pi6
engine6
game-development5
cross-platform4
game-engine4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
RevDownie/RevDownie.github.io
Mar 2019 - Jan 2023
Contributions:43 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 11 months
RevDownie/AdventOfCodeSolutions
Dec 2017 - Dec 2024
Contributions:98 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years
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