Kathryn May
Docs Writer at LangChain
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKathryn May is a seasoned technical writer with 7 years crafting clear, user-focused documentation for developer products, currently writing docs at LangChain in New York. She spent the past several years at Cockroach Labs advancing SQL and operational documentation for a widely used distributed SQL database, contributing diagrams and UX-focused fixes that improved clarity around changefeeds, backup/restore, and job management. Her background spans editorial roles at DigitalOcean and John Wiley & Sons, where she honed technical editing, testing, and contributor coaching skills for tutorials and published content. Kathryn pairs strong publishing and production experience with hands-on open-source contributions—she has directly modified diagrams and installation guides in CockroachDB repos to make complex database concepts accessible. Known for meticulous attention to links, diagrams, and workflow examples, she brings reader empathy and platform-savvy insight to developer docs.
7 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
University of BirminghamBachelor's Degree, European Studies, 2:1, Bachelor's Degree, European Studies, 2:1 at University of WarwickCertificate, Editing, Certificate, Editing at The University of ChicagoEvesham High School
English, French, Italian
Github Skills (6)
go10
cockroachdb10
sql10
documentation10
diagramming9
fest7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
cockroachdb/docs
Apr 2021 - Jan 2023
CockroachDB user documentation
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1599 reviews, 352 commits, 1092 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Kathryn primarily worked on documentation updates and diagrams related to CockroachDB. They were involved in modifying diagrams of SQL grammar components and installation guides. Their work included fixing broken links and adding changefeed jobs to existing documentation, improving the user experience for database management and installation.
user-documentationcockroachdbdatabasearangodb
cockroachdb/cockroach
Mar 2022 - Sep 2022
CockroachDB — the cloud native, distributed SQL database designed for high availability, effortless scale, and control over data placement.
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:12 reviews, 22 commits, 22 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Kathryn primarily focused on updating documentation diagrams related to SQL statements within the CockroachDB repository. Their commits involved modifying diagrams for `alter changefeed`, `backup`, `restore`, and external connection SQL diagrams. They also added diagrams for pause/resume/cancel all jobs and the create schedule for changefeed, aiming to enhance the clarity and descriptiveness of the SQL documentation.
distributed-sqldistributed-sql-databasemysqlsql-databasesql
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