Jón Elíasson
Staff Software Engineer at Reykjavik University
Reykjavik, Iceland
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Top SchoolJón Elíasson is a Staff Software Engineer at CCP Games with a decade of experience blending mathematics and software engineering to solve complex problems. He holds BSc degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science and an MSc in Computer Science (9.64), and brings strong academic rigor to production systems. Jón has taught and lectured widely on algorithms, cryptography, and game engine architecture at Reykjavik University, bridging research and industry. His background includes software roles across fintech and research projects, plus project management in higher education, giving him a rare mix of product, teaching, and engineering perspectives. Known for turning formal mathematical thinking into pragmatic code, he often operates at the intersection of cryptography, algorithms, and real-time systems. Based in Reykjavik, he combines deep theoretical grounding with hands-on leadership in game and systems development.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics at Reykjavik University
Icelandic, English
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Github Skills (8)
permutation10
pattern9
python7
vacuum4
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javascript3
vscode3
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
JonSteinn/vspy
Sep 2020 - Sep 2022
Personal py project template for vscode
Contributions:2 releases, 24 commits, 8 PRs in 2 years
vscodevscode-extensionpythontemplatetemplate-project
JonSteinn/Kattis-Solutions
Apr 2017 - Oct 2022
Solutions to the Kattis archives
Contributions:523 commits, 684 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 6 months
kattiskattis-solutionsproblem-solvingcompetitive-programming
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