Sarah Edwards
Documentation Engineer
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSarah Edwards is a Documentation Engineer and full‑stack developer with six years of experience turning complex APIs and developer tools into clear, practical tutorials, code examples, and web apps. She’s shipped documentation and JavaScript fixes to the high-profile github/docs repo and helped refactor REST and GraphQL examples, pairing technical writing with hands-on code changes. Previously a Staff Technical Writer at GitHub and now at IBM (via DataStax), she combines product-facing docs craft with a maker’s instinct—building puzzle web apps showcased at twistedtrailgames.com—to explore UX-driven tooling. With a PhD in Biophysics and a background building lab automation software, she brings a scientist’s rigor to developer experience, prioritizing clarity, reproducibility, and delightful onboarding.
6 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaPhD, Biophysics, PhD, Biophysics at Stanford University
Github Skills (5)
javascript10
githubaction-workflow9
github-ci9
rest-api9
documentation8
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
github/docs
Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
The open-source repo for docs.github.com
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:576 reviews, 339 commits, 197 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Sarah contributed to the `github/docs` repository by modifying JavaScript files related to project actions and the tool switcher. They implemented fixes to address GraphQL parsing errors and adjusted code related to project sizes and due dates. Furthermore, the user worked on refactoring aspects of the REST API documentation and made changes to the GitHub App quickstart tutorial.
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skedwards88/fitness
Aug 2022 - Mar 2023
A webapp to generate a workout sequence
Contributions:65 commits, 4 PRs, 37 pushes in 7 months
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