Petra Donka is a seasoned software leader with 11 years of experience building developer-focused teams and products, currently leading Developer Experience at Warp after driving developer growth and platform strategy as Head of Developer Experience & Growth at Prisma. She blends hands-on engineering roots—evident from front-end contributions to the popular howtographql project—with strategic leadership across roles from staff engineer to senior engineering manager. Based in Ticino, Switzerland, Petra has a track record of scaling integrations and developer programs in fast-moving companies like Scandit and Prisma. Her background in computer science and humanities gives her a rare ability to translate technical complexity into clear developer-facing experiences and growth initiatives.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at University of Konstanz
Contributions:3 PRs, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 23 days
Contributions summary:Petra primarily focused on updating the user interface elements of the "howtographql/howtographql" repository. They modified the `Sidebar.tsx` and `index.tsx` components, changing text and styling related to Prisma and GraphQL. These changes included adjusting font sizes, link text, and the overall look and feel of the sidebar. Additionally, the user updated links and content within the home page and checkout components.
Contributions:8 PRs, 16 pushes, 13 branches in 1 month
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