Rizel Scarlett
Principal Developer Advocate
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolRizel Scarlett is a Principal Developer Advocate based in Boston with eight years of experience building bridges between engineering teams, open source communities, and product development. She has led developer relations and open source initiatives at Block, goose, and GitHub—championing projects like the open source AI agent codename "goose" and advocating for GitHub Copilot on major stages. Rizel combines hands-on software engineering (Node.js, React, serverless) with program leadership in non-profits and education, having designed curricula and raised funds to expand tech access for young women of color. Known for making powerful technology feel human, she pairs technical depth with storytelling—running workshops, live streams, and community programs that lower barriers to contribution. An advisor and board member experience reflects her knack for scaling learning programs and operationalizing developer-focused strategies.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Berea SDA AcademyAssociate’s Degree, Computer and Information Systems, Associate’s Degree, Computer and Information Systems at Bunker Hill CCPsychology, Psychology at Oakwood UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Boston UniversityCertificate, Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist, Certificate, Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist at Roxbury Community CollegeHigh School, High School at Greater Boston AcademyBoston Latin School
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Github Skills (102)
javascript10
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githubactions9
sdk9
creative-commons9
assign9
decentralized-identity9
documentation9
github-search8
chatgpt8
algorand8
vitejs8
dht8
excel7
python7
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
maintainers/invite-automation
Nov 2021 - May 2023
Instructions repo to join the Maintainers Organization
Contributions:28 PRs, 24 pushes, 14 branches in 1 year 6 months
AllInOpenSource/All-In-For-Students-Graduation-2023
Sep 2022 - Mar 2023
Contributions:1 review, 24 commits, 18 PRs in 5 months
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