Jack Wotherspoon
Senior Developer Advocate
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJack Wotherspoon is a Senior Developer Advocate at Google with seven years of hands-on experience building developer tools, client libraries, and cloud integrations that make database development simpler and more secure. Having progressed from software engineering on Google Cloud SDK to leading DevRel for the Gemini CLI, he blends deep backend and cloud engineering skills (Python, Go, CI/CD) with developer experience work. His open-source contributions include notable Cloud SQL samples and CI improvements to the widely used cloud-sql-proxy project, highlighting a focus on secure connections, IAM auth, and robust testing infrastructure. Jack is a continuous learner who enjoys translating complex cloud and GenAI integrations into practical examples, libraries, and demos that help other engineers ship faster. Based in Toronto and active in DevRel, he pairs technical depth with an approachable style and a genuine interest in community conversations and mentorship.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Computer Engineering at Queen's University
English, French
Stackoverflow
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google-cloud-platform
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Github Skills (30)
github-ci10
postgresql10
python10
mysql10
sample-size10
cloud-infrastructure10
cicd10
gcp10
sample-rate10
sql-server10
sqlalchemy10
cloud-sql10
sql10
sample-data10
githubaction-workflow10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-sql-proxy
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
A utility for connecting securely to your Cloud SQL instances
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Cloud Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Cloud EngineerContributions:288 reviews, 20 commits, 386 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Jack's commits primarily focus on improving the continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes. Their work includes migrating integration tests to GitHub Actions, configuring gcloud authentication within the CI environment, and upgrading the macOS runner. They also addressed build issues and updated configurations related to testing frameworks and operating system versions. These contributions improve the project's testing infrastructure and cloud build environment.
instancescloud-sql-proxycloud-sqlgoogle-cloud-platformsql
GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples
Dec 2021 - Dec 2022
Code samples used on cloud.google.com
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:45 reviews, 10 commits, 46 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Jack primarily contributed to backend code samples related to Cloud SQL integration with various databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server. Their work involved updating existing samples to newer versions, adding comments and clarifying code related to connection methods (e.g., TCP, Unix sockets, Connector), and incorporating best practices related to security. The contributions also included modifications to application logic, database migration scripts, and incorporating IAM authentication features.
gcppythongoogle-cloudgoogle-cloud-rungoogle-appengine
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