Alex Concha
Security Wrangler at Automattic
France
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Concha is a Security Wrangler with 13 years of experience blending front-end engineering and security stewardship at Automattic and the WordPress Core Security Team. Based in France, he has delivered user-facing authentication improvements—WebAuthn, security key integration, and polished 2FA flows—within the high-profile wp-calypso codebase, demonstrating deep React and UX sensibilities applied to security features. A master's-trained software engineer who graduated top of his class from Université Grenoble Alpes, he pairs rigorous academic foundations with long-term open-source collaboration. Alex is comfortable shipping production UI changes, refactoring large codepaths for maintainability, and translating complex security requirements into approachable user experiences.
13 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Software Engineering, First of the class, Master's degree, Software Engineering, First of the class at Université Grenoble AlpesBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco
Github Skills (9)
javascript10
react10
redux10
webauthn9
s69
two-factor-authentication8
css8
wordpress7
nodejs6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Sep 2019 - Nov 2021
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:42 reviews, 26 commits, 41 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Alex primarily focused on front-end development within the WordPress.com ecosystem, as evidenced by their work on the re-authentication dialog and two-factor authentication flows. They implemented features like WebAuthn support, security key integration, and SMS/app setup flows. The user's contributions included UI adjustments, code refactoring, and enhancements to the user experience, demonstrating a strong understanding of React and related technologies.
javascriptwordpressreactes6es6-javascript
xknown/wordpress-develop
Oct 2022 - Mar 2026
Contributions:20 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 5 months
branchesversion-controlsubversionwordpresstrac
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