Prior to Google, she worked as a research scientist for the Bio/Nano Programmable Matter group at Autodesk, where she worked on building web-based computer-aided design tools for synthetic biologists. She is currently an editor for the Synthetic Biology Open Language, a data exchange standard for synthetic biology. Her interests range from design languages to biological engineering to the role of women in the tech industry to proprioception and body awareness. Jackie earned her bachelor's degree in engineering sciences with a computer science secondary from Harvard University.