Jen Looper
Director Of Developer Relations
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Jen Looper is a Director of Developer Relations, 3x founder, and seasoned software engineer who has spent 12+ years building large-scale developer programs and hands-on learning experiences that reach millions globally. She designs inclusive, gamified curricula and community initiatives—most notably co-creating Microsoft’s viral "For Beginners" GitHub curricula and inventing AWS Cloud Clubs, which grew to 50k+ students across dozens of countries. Jen blends product-level strategy with front-end and full-stack development (Vue.js, internationalization, quizzes and visualization work) and a track record of shipping accessible, maintainable code in open-source repositories. Her background as a PhD Fulbright scholar and founder of nonprofit Front-End Foxes gives her a rare humanities-informed approach to tech education and community-building. At Cloudinary and prior roles at AWS and Microsoft she has led multicultural teams, crafted go-to-market and content strategies, and converted pedagogical ideas into award-winning, data-driven programs.
12 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, French Language and Literature, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, French Language and Literature at University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Arts - BA, French Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Bachelor of Arts - BA, French Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Wellesley College
French
Stackoverflow
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9kreached
13answers
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Github Skills (47)
accessibility10
url-routing10
javascript10
python10
css10
user-interface10
localization10
front-end-development10
vue10
html10
web-development10
vue-jsx10
vue-router9
nativescript9
responsive-design9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/workshop-library
Nov 2021 - Jun 2022
A library of workshops written by and for Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors and Cloud Advocates and their local communities
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:50 reviews, 225 commits, 67 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Jen contributed to the project by implementing and modifying workshop materials. This included fixing typos and updating existing workshop content within the `covid-paper-exploration-workshop` directory. They also added HTML, CSS, and associated files for a resume website workshop, demonstrating front-end development skills. Finally, the user incorporated changes from the upstream Microsoft main branch, integrating various workshop updates and additions.
pythonazure-cognitive-servicesjavascriptcommunitiesazure-machine-learning
microsoft/AI-For-Beginners
Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
12 Weeks, 24 Lessons, AI for All!
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 168 commits, 83 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Jen contributed to the development of a quiz application, adding features and making edits. Their work primarily focused on the front-end, including the implementation of quiz components and navigation using Vue.js. The user also modified the application's routing and internationalization capabilities. Furthermore, the user appears to have integrated and modified internationalization for the quiz app.
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