Alessandro Valeri is a software engineer based in Italy with 11 years of hands-on experience focused on front-end development and UI component engineering. He currently develops software at Gaiotto Automation SpA and previously served as a senior software engineer at MILLUTENSIL, bringing practical product-focused expertise to industrial applications. An active open-source contributor, Alessandro has made notable contributions to the popular shoelace-style/shoelace UI library—adding features, improving accessibility, keyboard navigation, and polishing component behavior such as sl-range, sl-tree, and sl-carousel. He also contributed to Angular Material date/time pickers, emphasizing UI/UX refinements like AM/PM selection and auto-switching behaviors. Known for attention to accessibility, testing, and refactoring, he blends meticulous front-end craftsmanship with a pragmatic approach to shipping reliable components. Trained in Informatics at Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale Galileo Galilei, he pairs long-term practical experience with a continuous curiosity for improving developer-facing UI tools.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Perito informatico, Informatics, 50/60, Perito informatico, Informatics, 50/60 at Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale Galileo Galilei
Material Design date/time pickers for Angular Material
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:20 releases, 72 commits, 33 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Alessandro primarily contributed to the development of Material Design date/time pickers for Angular Material. Their commits involve updates to CSS and LESS files, including modifications to the appearance and layout of date and time pickers. They implemented features such as AM/PM selection and auto-switch options for time pickers, demonstrating a focus on UI improvements and user interaction.
A collection of professionally designed, every day UI components built on Web standards. SHOELACE IS BECOMING WEB AWESOME 👇👇👇
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:15 reviews, 10 commits, 19 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Alessandro primarily contributed to the development of the "shoelace-style/shoelace" repository, which focuses on UI components built on web standards. Their commits involved implementing and enhancing various components like `sl-range`, `sl-tree`, and `sl-carousel`. Key contributions include adding new features, such as reset functionality and keyboard navigation, and addressing accessibility issues. They also focused on refactoring, testing, and improving component styling and overall functionality.
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Alessandro Valeri - Software Engineer at Gaiotto Automation SpA