Rachel Manning
Software Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolRachel Manning is a senior software engineer based in Los Angeles with over a decade of experience building and leading web projects across government, enterprise, and startup clients. She currently contributes to software at NASA JPL while also creating and teaching full-stack curriculum—helping shape Udacity nano-degree courses and training transitioning senior developers in Node.js and related tooling. Rachel’s hands-on background spans 200+ web applications, deep Drupal expertise (5–9, headless, integrations), modern JavaScript/TypeScript stacks (React, Vue, Node, Express), and DevOps with Docker and AWS. She has led front-end initiatives for major sites at Acquia and improved outcomes for social-impact bootcamps—cutting attrition and boosting employment for graduates. A practical educator at heart, she doubles as a “GitHub wrangler” and curriculum engineer who codifies standards and teaching materials for teams and bootcamps worldwide. Her blend of production-grade engineering and curriculum craftsmanship makes her adept at translating complex technical requirements into teachable, maintainable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate in Sustainability, Sustainability Studies, Certificate in Sustainability, Sustainability Studies at UCLA ExtensionCertificate, Computer Science, 4.0, Certificate, Computer Science, 4.0 at Santa Monica CollegeCal Poly Pomona
Spanish
Github Skills (26)
midi9
audio9
music9
mongoose7
javascript7
create-project7
code-library7
expressjs6
backend5
bento4
nodejs4
mongodb4
grid3
react3
draggable2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
HackerUSA-CE/API-BreadCRUD-Part-1
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Contributions:19 commits, 18 pushes in 1 day
rachy/webpack-wptheme-drop-in
Jun 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:1 release, 15 commits, 14 pushes in 5 months
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