Joel Lord
Lead Curriculum Engineer at MongoDB
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolJoel Lord is a Lead Curriculum Engineer at MongoDB with over 12 years of experience building developer-focused content, tooling, and full‑stack applications. He combines hands-on engineering—from scripting CI/CD pipelines and OpenShift/Tekton integrations to fixing MERN backend routes—with developer advocacy, having previously evangelized developer security and web best practices at Red Hat and Auth0. Joel’s background in computational astrophysics and early Fortran research work gives him a disciplined, analytical approach to complex systems and a knack for translating technical concepts for diverse audiences. He regularly speaks at conferences worldwide and designs learning experiences that make cloud-native and database topics approachable. An open-source contributor, he’s helped power the OpenShift learning portal and improved MongoDB’s MERN tutorial, blending DevOps, backend, and frontend improvements. Outside work he’s an avid stargazer and home brewer — hobbies that reflect his curiosity and methodical tinkering.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Astrophysics, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Astrophysics at Université LavalDEC Computer Programming/Programmer General, DEC Computer Programming/Programmer General at CÉGEP de Jonquière
English, French
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Github Skills (27)
javascript10
expressjs10
scripting10
cicd10
mongodb-database10
script10
openshift10
mern10
sh10
nodejs10
shell10
mongodb10
react10
api-design9
back-end-development9
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
mongodb-developer/mern-stack-example
Sep 2021 - Feb 2022
Mern Stack code for the Mern Tutorial
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 11 commits, 16 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Joel primarily focused on improving the functionality and user experience of the MERN stack application. Their contributions included fixing API responses in the backend, specifically in the record management routes, and enhancing the frontend by adding 'for' attributes to labels in the create and edit components. Additionally, they removed unnecessary code in the useEffect hooks to optimize performance, and they fixed a database connection issue. This indicates a focus on both the front-end and back-end aspects of the application.
javascriptmernnodejsmern-stackexpress
openshift-labs/learn-katacoda
Jun 2019 - Oct 2020
The OpenShift learning portal, powered by Katacoda
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:1 review, 39 commits, 5 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Joel's primary focus was on configuring the environment for the "learn-katacoda" project, specifically involving setting up pipelines and integrating Tekton CLI. Their contributions included scripting, installing necessary tools, and configuring OpenShift. The commits demonstrate a clear understanding of setting up the environment and the dependencies needed for the project to function correctly. The user added the Tekton CLI to the environment.
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