Product and interaction designer, software engineer and technical lead with hands-on experience designing and building mobile-first, responsive web, Android, desktop and VR products. Owned the UX and implementation of Overdue from Figma design through deployment and release iteration, with further Figma work at Memostation and A/B testing for Lovely Garden designs. Combines interface design, user-centred evaluation and visual tools with front-end implementation for English-speaking UK and US environments.

Jiri Motejlek

Product and interaction designer, software engineer and technical lead with hands-on experience designing and building mobile-first, responsive web, Android, desktop and VR products. Owned the UX and implementation of Overdue from Figma design through deployment and release iteration, with further Figma work at Memostation and A/B testing for Lovely Garden designs. Combines interface design, user-centred evaluation and visual tools with front-end implementation for English-speaking UK and US environments.

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Product and interaction designer, software engineer and technical lead with hands-on experience designing and building mobile-first, responsive web, Android, desktop and VR products. Owned the UX and implementation of Overdue from Figma design through deployment and release iteration, with further Figma work at Memostation and A/B testing for Lovely Garden designs. Combines interface design, user-centred evaluation and visual tools with front-end implementation for English-speaking UK and US environments.

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Language

English
Fluent
Czech
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Slovak
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Work Experience

Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU
September 1, 2025 - July 31, 2026
Designed and delivered practical Python lectures, labs and assessments for a 30-student cohort, supporting varied users through structured feedback and debugging guidance.
Assistant Professor at Northeastern University London
September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2025
Led computing modules for cohorts of up to 100+ students and designed project-based coursework covering software design, requirements and documentation. Mentored students on debugging, software architecture and implementation quality as they developed working software projects.
Founder / Technical Lead at Redshifted Games
January 1, 2019 - July 31, 2026
Designed Overdue in Figma as a mobile-first, responsive product and implemented its TypeScript web, Android and Tauri-based Windows and macOS applications. Led interaction and UI design for Quantum Bridges, covering spacecraft, weapons, multiplayer session flows and inventory interactions. Led end-to-end delivery of the award-winning Surrey VR Chemical Plant, combining interaction, game, level, educational and instructional design with Unity/C# delivery. Owned delivery from product concept and prototype through architecture, implementation, deployment and release planning, coordinating software, product design and art pipelines.
Teaching Assistant at Goldsmiths, University of London
September 1, 2018 - May 31, 2020
Supported practical teaching and project development across game development, computer graphics, web design and front-end technologies. Prepared learning materials and helped students improve projects involving game development, graphics and front-end web technologies.
Research Assistant - PhD at University of Surrey
January 1, 2017 - April 30, 2022
Researched, designed and evaluated VR applications for chemical engineering education, combining Unity/C# development, instructional design, research design and user-centred evaluation. Supervised 5 postgraduate VR/AR, interactive simulation and web projects and contributed to the Surrey VR Chemical Plant's curriculum adoption. Worked with research and user-evaluation data and published peer-reviewed research on VR and AR in education.
Learning Co-ordinator at Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
June 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Developed online courses, micro-sites and internal web applications using PHP, JavaScript, CSS and Adobe tools, alongside Moodle and Mahara administration. Supported content workflows and user-facing learning systems for professional education delivery.
Software Developer at Counterpoint Systems
June 1, 2014 - May 31, 2015
Developed and maintained client-facing Windows and macOS desktop application features using Delphi/Object Pascal, XML and MS SQL Server.
Research Assistant at Middlesex University
September 1, 2013 - April 30, 2014
Developed Moodle courses, tools and web resources for private-sector clients using PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Software Developer at Memostation
January 1, 2010 - September 30, 2013
Used Figma for design work and built client-facing desktop and web interfaces and features using Drupal, PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Supported application maintenance and feature delivery across multiple desktop and web products.

Education

PhD, Computer Science at University of Surrey
January 1, 2017 - April 30, 2022
MSc, Education at Charles University
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2011
MSc, Applied Informatics at University of Finance and Administration
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

Royal Society of Chemistry Educational Innovation Award
January 1, 2023 - July 16, 2026

Industry Experience

Education, Gaming, Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics