Jon Bjarnason

Lead Programmer at Unknown Worlds Entertainment

Jon Bjarnason is an experienced technology leader and programmer with a diverse background in game development, cloud strategy, and software engineering. Currently serving as the Lead Programmer at Unknown Worlds Entertainment since April 2022, Jon is involved in creating the next installment in the Subnautica franchise. As the Founder and CEO of Logic Trap and former CTO & Co-Founder of Arctic Theory, Jon specializes in building MMO games utilizing Unreal Engine. Jon's extensive experience includes roles at Genuity Science, Directive Games, and CCP, where significant contributions were made to player analytics, game systems, and team growth. Jon also has a background in physics, having worked as a Radiation Physicist at the National University Hospital of Iceland, and holds degrees in Physics and Computer Science from Háskóli Íslands.

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