Jon Meyers
Developer Advocate
Australia
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Top SchoolJon Meyers is a Developer Advocate at Supabase with a decade of experience building full‑stack web applications and educating engineering teams. He bridges developer experience and product by contributing practical Next.js + Supabase authentication examples in notable repos like vercel/next.js and supabase/supabase, migrating client-side flows to server-side auth and improving DX. Previously a senior UI developer, bootcamp lead teacher, and software engineer across fintech and healthcare domains, he pairs strong frontend skills (React/Gatsby) with backend and database expertise. Based in Australia, Jon uniquely combines DevRel with musical direction at Supabase Productions, reflecting a creative approach to developer tooling and community engagement.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours), Information Technology, First Class, Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours), Information Technology, First Class at Deakin UniversityBachelor of Computer Science, Information Technology, High Distinction (4.00 GPA), Bachelor of Computer Science, Information Technology, High Distinction (4.00 GPA) at Swinburne University of Technology
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Github Skills (23)
javascript10
ui-components10
server-side-rendering10
typescript10
authentication10
user-authentication10
nextjs10
component-kit10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
supabase10
react10
nodejs9
nodes9
server-rendering8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
supabase/supabase
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
The open source Firebase alternative. Supabase gives you a dedicated Postgres database to build your web, mobile, and AI applications.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:32 reviews, 30 commits, 90 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Jon contributed to the Supabase project by primarily working on the Next.js authentication example. They added and updated components and files related to user login, signup, and session management within a Next.js application. The user also refactored the Next.js server components example, applying code formatting. They made improvements to documentation and guides regarding authentication helpers and Next.js app router.
realtimefirebase-databasewebsocketsfirestorefollow
vercel/next.js
Mar 2023 - Nov 2024
The React Framework
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:10 reviews, 20 PRs, 12 comments in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Jon primarily worked on updating and improving the "with-supabase" example within the Next.js repository, demonstrating full-stack capabilities. Their commits included refactoring authentication methods, migrating from client-side to server-side authentication using server actions, and implementing a protected page. The user also focused on simplifying the example, improving the user experience, and fixing build errors, thereby enhancing the example's usability and demonstrating a good understanding of the Next.js framework.
reactbrowserssgserver-renderingjavascript
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