Jarl Ostensen
Technology Lead at Epic Games
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJarl Ostensen is a seasoned technology lead with 13+ years of experience driving product and engineering strategy across game and cloud platforms, currently shaping MetaHuman and UEFN initiatives at Epic Games. He blends technical hands-on coding with executive responsibilities—org planning, budgeting, patent processes, and tax-credit strategy—while mentoring teams and cultivating engineering culture. His background spans senior roles at Polystream, Lionhead, EA and Supermassive, giving him deep expertise in real-time, graphics-heavy systems and developer relations. Trained as a theoretical physicist, he brings a rigorous, analytical approach to complex system design and prioritisation. Outside core duties he is a public-facing thinker on software trends and an avid lifelong programmer, maintaining an active social presence to discuss engineering and product topics.
13 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Master's Degree, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Master's Degree, Theoretical and Mathematical Physics at University of OsloMasters Degree, Theoretical Physics, Masters Degree, Theoretical Physics at the University of Oslo
German, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Slovenian
Github Skills (69)
acpi9
64-bit9
bit9
computer-vision8
encoder8
toolchain8
dlib8
decoder8
programming-language7
interpreter7
deep-learning7
bootloader7
python7
compiler7
zig7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jarlostensen/joKDbg
Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
Contributions:48 commits, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 22 days
jarlostensen/josx64
Jul 2020 - Sep 2022
jOS UEFI bootable 64 bit kernel
Contributions:2 releases, 87 commits, 36 PRs in 2 years 2 months
kernel64-bitlinuxbitbootloader
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