​​​​Jeffrey Bennett​

​Freelance Software Engineer

Jexreffy Studios, LLC

Remote

​June 2026 - Present

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• Built a playable Unity demo of a narrative fiction game for a partner studio's Kickstarter campaign, delivering the full demo in one month using Claude Code.

• Evaluated and improved AI coding models for frontier AI labs, reviewing model-generated code and writing software engineering tasks built on open-source game engines like Godot.

Senior Software Engineer

Series Entertainment

Remote

Sep 2024 - Mar 2026

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• Designed, developed, and delivered the Narrative Fiction Game Engine that enables humans and AI agents to seamlessly create interactive fiction experiences that could be played on the web or a React Native App, all written in TypeScript.

• Led a team of 5 engineers to develop and launch 2 Netflix games that grew to 500K+ downloads with a 4.5 rating. 

• Accelerated game and UI development by building features for the Narrative Fiction Engine using Claude Code/Cursor.

• Improved game stability and the player experience by designing and implementing an automated testing framework with Claude Code to run nightly tests, build a host of save points, proactively identify bugs, and streamline issue resolution.

• Served as the technical SME, working directly with Netflix stakeholders and QA engineers to meet requirements.

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Senior Software Engineer

Avatar Partners, Inc

Remote

​Nov 2022 - Mar 2024

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• Designed and developed an internal networked XR defense training experience used for military client security training.

• Increased software performance to enable more than 16 participants in a single simulation by optimizing Unity netcode.

• Proactively identified and resolved major performance issues hindering frame rate performance in the VR environment.

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Freelance Software Engineer

Jexreffy Studios, LLC

Remote

​Aug 2019 - Oct 2022

 

• Owned the end-to-end development and deployment of 10+ Unity/AWS projects, including real-time games for healthcare and cybersecurity clients using GameLift servers and AWS Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, and Cognito.

• Built and delivered a prototype VR eye therapy application to support children with visual development disorders.

• Independently designed and developed Measure Everything, an iOS educational game with a 4.8 rating.

• Saved hundreds of QA hours by building and maintaining a robust automated testing suite.

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Senior Software Engineer

North Star Games

Kensington, MD

​Jan 2016 - Jun 2019

 

• Led the development and launch of a digital board game that generated 100K+ downloads on Steam, iOS, and Android.

• Architected the core campaign and multiplayer experiences with AI players and built a secure user management system.

• Created a reliable multiplayer experience with real-time and asynchronous matches for 2-4 players using PlayFab/Photon.

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Senior Software Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

McLean, VA

​Mar 2013 - Dec 2015

 

• Authored interactive media solutions in Unity, creating virtual training experiences for multiple government clients.

• Developed websites for multiple clients, one using React, one using AngularJS, both hosted via Elastic Beanstalk and RDS.

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Software Engineer

CareWorks Technologies

Dublin, OH

​Apr 2011 - Feb 2013
 

• Led development of an automated testing framework at Nationwide Insurance that increased the reliability of their financial investment backend software.

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Junior Software Engineer

The Equity Engineering Group, Inc.

Shaker Heights, OH

​Jan 2006 - Mar 2011

 

• Developed an MVC UI/UX interface system for the company’s software platform for oil refineries.