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Jon Hilliard is an experienced software engineer specializing in game development with a career spanning over two decades. Currently serving as a Senior Software Engineer at Redux Games since October 2023, Jon has held previous senior roles at Niantic, Inc. and as the owner of Jon Hilliard Inc., where game development and consulting were primary activities. Notably, Jon has worked at PlayQ as a Unity Developer, contributing to front-end, gameplay, and shader development, and at Golden Rat Studios as a Lead Front End Programmer. In earlier positions, Jon served as Technical Director and Partner at GPC Games and Lucky Chicken Games, leading mobile title development, along with a significant tenure at Abandon Interactive Entertainment focusing on architecture and graphics for mobile games. Jon began a programming career at Core Design and Player One, developing gameplay mechanics and graphics for console and mobile titles. Jon holds a BSc Hons in Computing from Loughborough University.