Abril Blanco
C Build Engineer, Conan.io at JFrog
Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolAbril Blanco is a C/C++ build engineer with 11 years of experience, currently working on Conan at JFrog and contributing to the widely used Conan Center Index. Based in Madrid, she blends backend engineering, build/release automation and frontend UX work from her long-running role at Compiler Explorer to ensure compilers and packages build reliably for many users. Her open-source contributions span fixing tricky build issues and improving error handling, documentation, and CI/infrastructure for projects that power C++ ecosystems. Abril also applies full‑stack skills to game‑mod projects, demonstrating curiosity for real‑time systems and user-facing tooling beyond core build work. She is active in technical writing and improving developer experience, often surfacing subtle usability and versioning bugs that others miss. Her profile signals both deep build-system expertise and a practical, detail-oriented approach to open-source collaboration.
11 years of coding experience
Software Engineering, Software Engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Github Skills (48)
dependency-manager10
dependency-management10
debugging10
debug10
javascript10
c-language10
restructuredtext10
multiplayer10
package-management10
python10
dependency-analysis10
clientside10
conan10
game-dev10
user-interface10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer
Feb 2017 - Dec 2022
Run compilers interactively from your web browser and interact with the assembly
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:741 reviews, 2210 commits, 720 PRs in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Abril primarily worked on the frontend aspects of the Compiler Explorer project, focusing on implementing and improving the user interface. They were involved in fixing bugs related to language selection and also implemented new features such as the addition of language tooltips and adjustments to the look and behavior of the UI. Furthermore, the user made a series of improvements to the UI and the code display within the editor to create a more fluid and cohesive user experience.
compilerscppbrowserrusthaskell
compiler-explorer/infra
Sep 2017 - Dec 2022
Infrastructure to set up the public Compiler Explorer instances and compilers
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer & Build & Release Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Build & Release EngineerContributions:66 reviews, 284 commits, 143 PRs in 5 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Abril's contributions center around enhancing the infrastructure and build processes for the Compiler Explorer project. They added and updated various C++ libraries used by the project. Additionally, they modified build scripts and configuration files, including adding new compiler versions and updating download paths. They also introduced features related to managing the build process, such as version locking and listing build logs.
instancescompilerspythoninfrastructurecompiler-explorer
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