Shadi Naif
Staff Software Engineer Open-edX at ZeitLabs
Jordan
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Top SchoolShadi Naif is a Staff Software Engineer specializing in Open edX and Python with a decade of experience building scalable, education-focused platforms and complex back-end systems. He has led development and modernization efforts for Open edX deployments, contributed upstream fixes to the flagship edx-platform repository, and helped organizations like Edraak and universities deploy and localize LMS solutions. Known for combining hands-on coding (dependency upgrades, bug fixes, email/localization fixes) with mentorship and architectural oversight, he frequently handles full project lifecycles from requirements to production. Based in Jordan, Shadi pairs enterprise IT grounding—automation, disaster recovery, and performance tuning—with a developer’s attention to testing and refactoring, enabling reliable education technology at scale.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Information Systems, %84 , Excellent, Master’s Degree, Computer Information Systems, %84 , Excellent at The Arab Academy for Banking and Financial SciencesBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 73%, Good, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 73%, Good at Philadephia University
English, Arabic
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Github Skills (12)
backend10
data-service10
back-end-development10
python10
webservice10
django10
testing10
windows6
matrix6
winapi6
pascal6
numpy6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
openedx/openedx-platform
Aug 2018 - Sep 2020
The Open edX LMS & Studio, powering education sites around the world!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:13 reviews, 12 commits, 12 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Shadi primarily focused on back-end improvements and bug fixes within the Open edX platform. Their work included upgrading dependencies like the `ddt` package, fixing exceptions related to lazy text in JSON dumps, and converting email-related functionalities to use edx-ACE. The user also addressed missing translation calls, modified instructor dashboard functionalities, and contributed to various testing frameworks.
lmsopenedxbackend-service
zeit-labs/openedx-zeitlabs-payments
Jun 2025 - Jul 2026
Open edX Payments Extension by Zeitlabs
Contributions:21 reviews, 18 PRs, 56 pushes in 1 year 1 month
openedx
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