Mari Johannessen is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in front-end UI engineering, currently building user-facing features at Netflix. Previously she led front-end work on IBM’s Carbon Design System, contributing meaningful refactors to modal and component card code and maintaining design-system websites used across IBM Cloud. She blends a strong visual design background—B.A. in Graphic Design and product experience as a mobile app co-founder—with deep practical skills in HTML5, SCSS, Vanilla JS, and React. Comfortable in agile teams and open-source collaboration, Mari brings both craftsmanship in UI components and a track record of shipping polished, reusable interfaces at scale.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange year - part of Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Exchange year - part of Bachelor's Degree Computer Science at University at Albany
One-year study Communication and Media Studies, One-year study Communication and Media Studies at Bjørknes College
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at University of Bergen (UiB)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Graphic Design, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Graphic Design at Edith Cowan University
Contributions:120 releases, 291 commits, 233 PRs in 3 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Mari primarily focused on front-end development, specifically within the context of the carbon-design-system/carbon repository, an IBM design system. Their contributions involved refactoring and cleaning up code for modal components, fixing styles related to PR feedback, and refactoring component cards. The commits reflect a focus on UI component development and style adjustments, indicating an emphasis on building or maintaining front-end elements within the design system.
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Mari Johannessen - Senior Software Engineer at Netflix