Contact

• Based → London, England

  Website → matthewcarney.net

  GitHub → Killeroo

  LinkedIn → Matthew Carney

  Email → me@matthewcarney.net

  Phone → Available On Request

Work

• Senior Gameplay Programmer — Epic Games ↗ (Sept 2024 - Present)
• Fortnite ↗
• Working on seasonal gameplay team on Battle Royal mode during Chapter 6
• Creating new seasonal gameplay features.
• Maintaining and upgrading evergreen functionality
• Creating tooling, optimizing game systems


• Senior Network Programmer — Mediatonic ↗ (Jan 2022 - Dec 2024)
• Fall Guys x Fornite ↗
• Research and development for efforts to port Fall Guys character into Fortnite BR and UEFN modes.
• Key character programmer, specializing in networked physics and character movement modes.
• Adapting existing Fortnite systems, Unreal Engine code and working closely with Designers.
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout ↗
• Part of core network and gameplay team.
• Optimizing and improving networking systems.
• Nintendo Switch specific improvements and bug fixing
• Free to play launch through to Season 9 and Creative Mode launch


• Software Engineer — NaturalMotion Games ↗ (Sep 2018 - Jan 2022)
• CSR3 (Pre-Production) ↗
• Research and development on core multiplayer implementation.
• Packet structure, low level network implementation.
• Helped develop and maintaining deterministic physics engine.
• CSR2 ↗
• Extending existing RakNet multiplayer implementation to add skill based matchmaking to the game.
• Maintaining Ruby APIs and PHP backend game services.


• Web Developer — Panlogic ↗ (Sep 2017 - Mar 2018)
• Maintaining and developing websites, stress-testing, migrating to cloud services and tooling


• HMI Developer — Drilling Systems ↗ (Jul 2015 - Apr 2016)
• Creating applications to emulate physical interfaces and controls for drilling rig training simulators.

Projects

• I've worked on a lot of different personal and professional projects, too many to nicely list here. Instead have a look at the Projects Page ↗ on my Website to find them.

Education

• Bournemouth University (2013 - 2017)
• Final year thesis on developing a distributed Rsync based file transfer program. (Final Year Project ↗)
• Specializing in Application Programming and Networking.


• Richmond upon Thames College (2011 - 2013)
• 3 A Levels in Computer Science, Geology and Religious Studies.


• The London Oratory School (2006 - 2011)