# Junaili Lie

> Junaili Lie, also known as Jun, is AccelByte’s co-founder and CEO, publicly identified in 2026 as CEO and Technical Director. His career includes technical leadership at EA, LucasArts, and Epic Games. AccelByte provides backend services and tools for online games, with an emphasis on helping studios retain flexibility while reducing infrastructure work.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at AccelByte; also identified as Technical Director in August 2026
- **Organizations:** AccelByte, Epic Games, LucasArts, Electronic Arts, Guardian Mobile Monitoring Systems
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree in Computing Science, Simon Fraser University
- **Known for:** Helped build Epic Games’ online backend engineering team., Co-founded AccelByte in 2016., Led AccelByte through the announced $10 million Series A and $60 million Series B rounds.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2016** — Held engineering and technical leadership roles at EA and LucasArts, then served as Director of Online Technology at Epic Games.
- **2016** — Co-founded AccelByte.
- **2019** — Published Owning Games Backend Platform on October 21.
- **2021** — AccelByte announced its $10 million Series A in September.
- **2022** — Hosted a GDC fireside chat with Ian Proulx; AccelByte announced a $60 million Series B in May.
- **2023** — AccelByte introduced Starter free in early access in March.
- **2025** — Discussed preparations behind the July Wildgate and SUPERVIVE launches.
- **2026** — Identified as CEO and Technical Director during August announcements concerning Teammate and the Xsolla partnership.

## Achievements

- Helped build Epic Games’ online backend engineering team.
- Co-founded AccelByte in 2016.
- Led AccelByte through the announced $10 million Series A and $60 million Series B rounds.
- Credited on games including FIFA Soccer 08, Infinity Blade III, Borderlands 3, Payday 3, Sunderfolk, and Wildgate.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Xsolla announced a founding partnership with AccelByte on August 19 and a closed testing program combining backend and payment tools; Lie was identified as CEO and Technical Director.
- **2026-08** — AccelByte introduced Teammate in early access on August 20 and invited gamescom attendees to meet Jun for a product walkthrough.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junaili-lie-09b941

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Last updated: 2026-10-23