Jessica Lord
Software Engineer
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJessica Lord is a London-based software engineer and former urban designer with 13 years of experience building developer tools and cross-platform desktop apps, including notable contributions to Electron, Atom, and the MongoDB Node driver. She has held senior engineering and leadership roles at GitHub, Glitch, and MongoDB, blending full-stack development, backend systems work, and product management. A prolific open-source contributor, she’s improved accessibility in DevTools, implemented SRV handling in a major DB driver, and built Electron apps and demos that help others learn and ship software. Her background in architecture and urban design informs a user-centered approach to tooling and documentation, and she champions shared knowledge in the community. Currently on a break to focus on Long Covid recovery, she remains an active maintainer and collaborator in OSS when able.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Architecture, Bachelor of Science - BS, Architecture at Georgia Institute of TechnologyÉcole nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette
Github Skills (42)
accessibility10
atom-editor10
git10
javascript10
coffeescript10
electron10
package-management10
application-settings10
css10
url-parsing10
ui-design10
geojson10
mongodb-database10
mappings10
uid10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
jlord/sheetsee.js
Aug 2015 - Jun 2019
:eyes: :chart_with_upwards_trend: Visualize Data from a Google Spreadsheet
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:51 commits, 21 PRs, 31 pushes in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Jessica primarily focused on updating and maintaining the map-related functionalities within the `sheetsee.js` library. They updated the map tile configurations and made adjustments to the demonstration files to reflect these changes. Additionally, the user modified the Sheetsee core, specifically the `addMarkerLayer` method, and updated the documentation. These changes indicate a focus on improving the mapping component.
eyeschartvisualizegoogle-spreadsheettrend
electron/electron-api-demos
Nov 2015 - Sep 2016
Explore the Electron APIs
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:389 commits, 28 PRs, 26 pushes in 10 months
Contributions summary:Jessica primarily contributed to the UI development of the Electron API Demos application. Their work included the addition of CSS styling, the implementation of HTML elements for new sections, and the creation of JavaScript code to handle the behavior and interactions of the UI elements. This includes the construction of navigation elements and the addition of features.
electron
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