Jacklyn Biggin

Toronto, ON, Canada
Developer Relations Lead at Autocode
MLH Coach

Hey, I'm Jacklyn! 👋

I'm a developer advocate, lover of sharks, and always in search of opportunities to help newbies break into tech.

Currently, I'm working as a Developer Relations Lead at Autocode where I empower young developers to make Discord Bots, APIs and more! You might have seen one of my tutorial videos or read one of my guides if you're coming over to this website from Autocode.

On the side, I support students running hackathons through Major League Hacking. If you've ever listened to someone explaining the Code of Conduct at a Canadian hackathon, there's a decent chance the person on the stage was me!

I'm originally from the UK (but not from London - there's other cities, I promise), and I currently live in Toronto, Canada where I spend an embarrasingly large amount of time drinking Tim Hortons and running away from Canada geese.

If you're looking for someone to speak at an event, help mentor new programmers or just want to chat, please feel free to get in touch!

Chat soon!

Certificate in Learning Design

University of Toronto

February 2022 to Present

Current Average: 99%

BA (Hons) Digital Media (International)

University of Leeds

September 2016 to July 2022

Achieved First Class Honours

Exchange/Study Abroad Year

Western University

September 2018 to May 2019

Studied Computer Science and Media

Developer Relations Lead

Autocode

September 2021 to Present

Developed and documented sample APIs, web-apps and bots for users to learn from
Scripted and presented technical education videos focused on JavaScript and API fundamentals watched over 180,000 times by users

Hackathon Coach

Major League Hacking

March 2019 to Present

Mentored students and supported organizers at 40+ hackathons across Europe, North America and online
Evangelized sponsored technical products such as Google Cloud, Twilio and Domain.com
Wrote and hosted technical workshops and livestreams for international audiences of between 10 and 350+ participants
Trained newer team members in developer advocacy and event management

Senior Developer

Royal Bank of Canada

August 2020 to August 2021

Managed various OpenShift education and community initiatives within RBC, heavily contributing to the team winning a Silo Buster award and educating over 700 developers across the organization
Coordinated platform resiliency initiatives while developing features for existing applications to ensure good customer experience

Founder & Lead Organizer

Hack Quarantine

March 2020 to May 2020

Managed a team of 20 volunteers to organize a 3,500 participant, three-week online hackathon focused on solving issues relating to COVID-19 in just ten days
Achieved record breaking metrics, with 251 project submissions, 40,000 unique website visitors and 1.9 million minutes of video content being consumed during the event

Head of Tech & Software

Leeds Student Radio

June 2017 to May 2020

Overhauled station broadcasting infrastructure, improving UX, and increasing productivity and online output while reducing future costs
Coordinated outside broadcasts, supported presenters with technical issues and ensured uptime in a fast-paced environment
Responsible for the station achieving bronze for Best Technical Achievement at the Student Radio Awards

Software Developer Intern (RBC Amplify)

RBC Capital Markets

June 2019 to August 2019

Worked in a team of four to implement design thinking methodologies within Capital Markets while collaborating with executive stakeholders to deliver their vision