Jocelyn Harper began her software engineering career in January 2016 after completing a 12-week coding bootcamp focused on Java and JavaScript. Before graduating, she secured a position as a Java developer at J.P. Morgan Chase, where she worked primarily in fintech until 2022.

In 2019, Jocelyn launched her “Git Cute Podcast,” offering insights into her experiences as a senior software engineer. She also self-published A Software Engineer’s Guide to Seniority, which was later republished by Apress. This success led to speaking engagements across the U.S. and guest spots on prominent podcasts, including Microsoft’s 8-Bit, The Stack Overflow Podcast, and Arrested DevOps.

After her fintech career, Jocelyn joined The New York Times as a tech lead and staff software engineer, where she led efforts to overhaul testing and standardization. She has since built a large social media following, sharing her tech journey and advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Currently, Jocelyn is focusing on optimization, infrastructure in her next role, and writing her second book while enjoying time between roles.

Jocelyn Harper attended a coding bootcamp in January 2016 where she was taught Java and Javascript over a 12-week period. Before the boot camp ended, she had interviewed and accepted a position as a Java developer at J.P. Morgan Chase where she stayed in the fintech industry for the majority of her career. It was in 2018, that she was chosen by the previous leaders of the Wilmington, Delaware chapter of Girl Develop It to lead the chapter where she supported and called out questionable behavior the then director and 

In 2019, Jocelyn started Git Cute and published her first podcast ‘Git Cute Podcast’, a retrospective into the best topics and tactics to have as a software engineer that was now a senior. From the momentum of a successful, international podcast, she started working and eventually self-published A Software Engineer’s Guide to Seniority before it was republished by Apress later that year. It was with this momentum that Jocelyn’s amassed and gave technical talks across the country and was a guest on several notable technical podcasts.

A few notable podcast episodes include:

• Microsoft’s 8-Bit Podcast

• ‍The Stack Overflow Podcast

• Arrested DevOps Podcast‍‍

After she ended her career in fintech with Fortune 500 companies Capital One and PayPal, her last notable venture was as a tech lead and staff software engineer for the Care Platform team at The New York Times, Jocelyn focused on leading a large systemic overhaul of a vastly improving testing and implementing standardization not only in her org but across The Times. Over the last 8 years, Jocelyn has amassed a social media following that spans across Twitter, Tiktok, Instagram, a newsletter, and more. There, she shares her journey throughout tech and stands deeply, committed to her efforts in highlighting the need for diversity, equality, and inclusion in tech. 

Now, Jocelyn is a staff software engineer enjoying time off between roles and working in her current focus of optimization, infrastructure, standardization, and of course Java, while working on her second book. 

RenderATL - June Atlanta, GA | Website

devopsdays Philadelphia - October 22-23, 2019 Philadelphia, PA | Profile & Slides & Video

Mandela Washington Panel - July 19, 2019 Wilmington, DE

The Millennial Summit - August 6, 2019 Wilmington, DE

Self Conference - June 5-7, 2019 Detroit, Michigan | Slides

Women in DE Innovation & Technology Day - November 8, 2018 - Panel - Wilmington, DE | Profile

Comcast's Open Source Day - June 28, 2018 Philadelphia, PA | Slides

MongoDB World - June 26-27, 2018 New York, New York | Panel

Women in Tech Summit Northeast - April 2018  Philadelphia, PA | Slides & Panel

MongoDB World - June 2017 Chicago, IL | Talk

Making the Leap: Tips for Transitioning Into a Tech Career - Panel  - April 2017 | Article

Delaware Innovation Week Panel - November 2016 | Article

Meet Jocelyn - Zip Coder and Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase | YouTube

"You Have to Take Risks for You"r Own Happiness and Career Growth" | Article

"Advice from 3 Women in Tech” | Article

"This Zip Code Alum is Teaching a JavaScript Course for Girl Develop It" | Article

"Girl Develop It partners with The Mill for two-day JavaScript class" | Article

"GDI Speed Mentoring Women in Development" | Article"

"Jocelyn Harper is the New Chapter Lead for Girl Develop It Wilmington" | Article

"Meet 11 of Delaware’s Up-and-Coming Technologists of Color" | Article

“We Need to Talk About Why Jocelyn Harper Left Girl Develop It” | Article