I write code, words, and occasionally silly comics.
I'm Brittany — a Senior Product Engineer at Bluesky who believes you can build a career that’s technically challenging and personally sustainable. I write The Balanced Engineer, co-host Overcommitted, and speak at conferences about AI, accessibility, and developer productivity.
Featured Writing
I'm starting A Fresh Blog(tm), this time on Pckt. I wanted a dedicated space to post about development, atproto, and community thoughts, and a new space felt like the right place for it. Plus I wanted to get in on standard.site summer while it's still ongoing. Before I get into any of that, though, an introduction. As of a little over a month ago, I work at Bluesky! Before that I was a staff engineer at GitHub, and a long time before that I have a background in public health, which colors a lot ...
Social media was supposed to connect us, but most of it has turned into ads, division, and loneliness. I'm betting on ATProto as a way to fix that, and not just for developers. Whether you're a scientist, journalist, or just someone who wants the internet to feel human again, I think ATProto matters for you too.
Illustrations
From environmental science to software engineer
I studied environmental science and public health before earning a software development degree in eight months — while working full-time. Now I help build the platform millions of developers rely on.
I co-host Overcommitted, write The Balanced Engineer, and speak at conferences about making development more accessible, sustainable, and human.
Read my full story →🎙️ Overcommitted Podcast
Work with me
I'm available for conference speaking, podcast guest appearances, and collaborations around developer tools, AI, and productivity.