Summary
Jesse Raymond is a Technical UI Design Director at Epic Games with nearly 15 years of cross-platform UX/UI design and engineering experience, specializing in game interfaces and tooling for titles like Fortnite, ARK: Survival Evolved, and many Magic: The Gathering releases. He blends hands-on UI development (Unreal UMG/Blueprints, C++, Unity, C#, XAML) with product-focused prototyping and team leadership, often acting as the bridge between designers and engineers. Jesse has shipped over 30 products and is known for turning rapid user feedback and data into production-ready features, from adaptive layouts and gamepad paradigms to accessibility improvements. As an indie operator of XLCR Studios he also builds commercial prototypes and live-service monetization experiments, demonstrating both entrepreneurial drive and technical depth. Colleagues frequently describe him as a rare UX/UI “unicorn” who combines visual craftsmanship with scalable engineering and a knack for mentorship.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Lake Washington High School
BA, Art & Design - New Media, BA, Art & Design - New Media at Western Washington University