Jahan Addison
Principal Software Engineer at EVERFI
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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SeniorJahan Addison is a Principal Software Engineer in Charlotte, NC with 15 years of experience designing systems, integrated tooling, and full-stack web applications. He currently leads architecture and performance work at EVERFI, having progressed from hands-on SDK, compiler, and macOS authoring-tool development to technical management and principal engineering. His background spans UI/UX, data visualization, NLP research, and building high-performance content compilers and language tooling, showing a rare mix of product-facing design and low-level systems thinking. An active open-source contributor, he implemented core features for a Linux multi-display brightness controller that persistently saves user configurations and integrates with GUI elements. Known for pragmatic problem-solving and mentoring, he combines deep technical craft with an eye for elegant UX and practical operational reliability. Outside work he balances caffeine, photography, and code—often finding design inspiration through his photography hobby.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (7)
pyside10
front-end-development10
python10
linux9
configuration-management9
file-handling8
ubuntu7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
LordAmit/Brightness
Dec 2018 - Jan 2019
Using Brightness Controller, you can control brightness of both primary and external displays in Linux. Check it out!
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 2 PRs, 11 comments in 28 days
Contributions summary:Jahan implemented features for saving and loading display settings in the brightness controller application, including options for GUI dropdowns and saving temperature settings. They also created a default configuration file location and prepared for system tray minimization. The user's work primarily involved modifying the `src/init.py` file, which indicates they were involved in the core application logic, and integrating the new features with the existing GUI elements.
backlightpythoncontrollerdisplayslinux
jahan-addison/axel
Sep 2019 - Aug 2023
Contributions:83 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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