Self-Taught Developer — Derbyshire, UK

Blake Henstock

I've been building things with computers since I was about ten — websites, Discord bots, AI chatbots, and lately game UI in Unreal Engine 5. I care more about whether something actually works than whether it looks impressive.

10Building Since Age
70–100KPlayers Moderated · RoMod
DerbyshireUK
Skills & Practice

What I work with

Self-taught, mostly by building real things and fixing what broke. Most days land somewhere between AI tooling, web projects, and Unreal Engine 5.

Build
Web Development Python APIs
AI
AI-Assisted Dev Prompt Engineering AI Chatbots
Engines & Platforms
Unreal Engine 5 · 1yr GameMaker · 1yr Roblox / Luau
Practice
QA & Troubleshooting Discord Bots Naming & Version Discipline
Where I've Worked

Experience

Community Manager — Murderers vs Sheriffs Duels (Do Big Studios) 2025 – Present · Remote

Works directly with the game's QA testers and developers, reproduces community bug reports, and built the team's moderation system and community website. Started as a Trial Moderator.

Support Agent — Vaultcord (Remote) 2023 – 2024

A year of remote technical support: diagnosing problems, finding the quickest effective fix, and handling each issue from first contact to resolution.

Team Member — Greggs Nov 2024 – Present · Derby

Records the highest average transaction value in the store. Fast, accurate service and cash handling under pressure.

Customer Assistant — The Co-operative Jul – Oct 2024 · Matlock

Stock rotation, deliveries and product reductions. His first face-to-face job.

Education — BTEC L3 Extended Diploma, Games Development Derby College · 2024 – 2026

Grade: Merit, Pass, Pass — equivalent to three A-Levels.

Get in Touch

Based in Derbyshire, UK.

If something's broken or you're building something, my inbox is open.

Email Blake