Meggin Kearney
Technical Writer at Google
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolMeggin Kearney is a technical writer with 13 years of experience at Google, based in San Francisco, specializing in developer-facing documentation and front-end content delivery. She combines hands-on front-end development—contributing to high-profile projects like web.dev and WebFundamentals—with technical writing, migrating and reorganizing Chrome DevTools docs to improve discoverability and user guidance. Her work spans HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and markdown/content-generation pipelines, enabling clearer, more maintainable documentation and site experiences. Meggin’s background blends rigorous academic study with practical product work, reflecting a knack for translating complex engineering topics into usable guides. She frequently iterates on homepage and guide layouts to enhance messaging and reduce friction for web developers. Notably, her contributions include adding a guide on removing unused code and updating content-generating templates, showing attention to both developer workflow and end-user clarity.
13 years of coding experience
Bachelor's Degree, Bachelor's Degree at University of California, BerkeleyMaster's Degree, Master's Degree at The Open University
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
markdown10
javascript10
css10
webpages10
web-content10
markdown-it10
html10
documentation10
progressive-web-apps9
content-model9
guideline8
webapp7
firebase-cloud-messaging6
firebase6
mobile-web6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
google/WebFundamentals
Apr 2014 - Aug 2018
Former git repo for WebFundamentals on developers.google.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:528 commits, 58 PRs, 211 pushes in 4 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Meggin primarily contributed to the front-end development of the "google/webfundamentals" repository. They focused on modifying the `index.html` file, updating content, fixing links, and experimenting with the homepage layout. The contributions involved iterative refinements to the site's presentation and messaging, aiming to improve the user experience. Further contributions included the introduction of a new guides section, with updates to `landing.liquid`.
web-appchrome-browsercssjavascriptchrome
GoogleChrome/devtools-docs
Nov 2013 - Sep 2015
The legacy documentation for Chrome DevTools.
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:30 commits, 23 pushes, 21 comments in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Meggin primarily focused on updating and migrating documentation within the repository. Their contributions included reorganizing existing documentation, migrating content to a new platform, and correcting HTML tags. They also added warnings and guidance to help users navigate the new documentation.
developer-toolschromedevtoolschrome-devtoolschrome-extension
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