Jeffrey Bowman
Software Engineer at Zwift
Bristol, Virginia, United States
Summary
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SeniorJeffrey Bowman is a versatile software engineer with 12 years of hands-on experience building games, developer tools, and web services from the ground up. A self-described tinkerer, he has a strong history of shipping C++ engines and utilities, Java-based Minecraft mods with over 25 million downloads, and full-stack improvements to community launchers and UIs. He currently contributes at Zwift while drawing on decades of freelance and contracting work that spans system administration, deobfuscation and bytecode-level Java tooling, and bespoke Windows utilities. Jeffrey’s work blends low-level technical depth (custom scripting languages, opcode-level Java work, SDL/C++ engines) with user-focused frontend polish and UX fixes. Comfortable in solo and small-team environments, he’s pragmatic about roles and open to junior positions that offer continued learning and growth. Based in Bristol, Virginia, he pairs an entrepreneurial background with a proven record of shipping creative, resilient software.
12 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (8)
javas10
user-interface10
layout10
ui-design10
interface-design10
layoutmanager10
java10
swing10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Slowpoke101/FTBLaunch
Oct 2014 - Dec 2014
Launcher for the FTB Mod Pack
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:12 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Jeffrey focused on improving the user interface and functionality of the FTB launcher. They made the main window and various panes, including the FTB packs pane, resizable and adjusted layout components for better responsiveness. Furthermore, the user fixed scrollbar issues and adjusted pack spacing. The user also worked on the options, texture pack, and map panes, ensuring they resize correctly with the window and incorporated button layout fixes.
minecraftftbmodlauncherpack
FyberOptic/JustBackpack
Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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