Rebecca Graber
Senior Backend Web Application Developer
Greater Boston United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRebecca Graber is a Senior Backend Web Application Developer with 11 years of experience building and operating data-driven web services, currently at KoboToolbox in Greater Boston. She has strong backend expertise across Java, Python, SQL and C/C++, and practical DevOps experience improving Docker, Ansible, and CI pipelines. Rebecca has contributed meaningful backend and infrastructure work to the widely used Open edX platform—adding cookie and event metadata handling, course discovery features, and deployment automation. Her background includes automating large-scale email systems at TripAdvisor and teaching automated grading tools at Boston University, showing a blend of production engineering and developer-facing tooling. She favors socially conscious projects and brings a pragmatic focus on reliable data management, observable systems, and maintainable code. Outside core languages she often bridges gaps between app code and operational tooling, which helps teams ship and run services smoothly.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics and Computer Science at Wellesley CollegeMaster’s Degree Computer Science, Master’s Degree Computer Science at Boston University
Github Skills (36)
docker10
middleware10
data-service10
python10
back-end-development10
django10
manager10
configuration-management10
dockers10
request-handler10
infrastructure-management10
cicd10
webservice10
manage10
edx10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
openedx/course-discovery
Jun 2019 - Nov 2022
Service providing access to consolidated course and program metadata
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:27 reviews, 145 commits, 218 PRs in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Rebecca primarily worked on back-end features, focusing on the course metadata service, as evidenced by the commits involving course tagging and database interactions. They added functionality to manage course tags, modify program hooks, and update image data. The user also implemented a command for managing and removing redirects. These contributions demonstrate a focus on enhancing and maintaining the core data management aspects of the course discovery platform.
data-managementconsolidateditilbackend-servicemetadata
openedx-unsupported/devstack
Jun 2019 - Dec 2022
Get up and running quickly to develop or extend Open edX services
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:29 reviews, 15 commits, 44 PRs in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Rebecca's contributions primarily focus on improving the Docker-based development environment. Their work includes modifying the build process, increasing wait times for MySQL to start, and addressing potential restart issues. They also updated documentation and removed support for NFS, indicating a focus on infrastructure and operational aspects of the project. The user demonstrated expertise in configuring and maintaining the Docker environment.
edxdockeredx-servicesopen-edx
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