Software Engineer with a background in digital media. In January, 2025, I enrolled at Makers Academy, a selective, intensive London-based bootcamp designed for career-switchers. I chose the software engineering and DevOps tracks to complement my previous experience in front-end design.

On the 16-week, full-time, on-site course, I gained practical experience in group work, paired programming, agile project development, TDD, Python, AWS, and CI/CD workflows. On the DevOps specialism track, I got hands-on with DevOps tools including Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform. I'm now teaching myself TypeScript, Node.js, and Vue.js.

With an award-winning education in art history, and background in web development and digital comms & media, I understand the value of visual design and analytical thinking. As a magazine and copy writer, I know how to communicate complex systems in simple terms. That, combined with my curiosity, growth mindset, constant motivation (and varied work history) means I can talk to you about the controversy of the C in CSS, and the parallels between RESTful APIs and beehives.

Take a look at my work, meet me for a coffee, and bring me onboard as a contributor:

• 📧 hi@jkwlsn.dev
• 🌐 jkwlsn.dev
• 🤝 linkedin.com/in/jkwlsn
• 📍 London, UK