Andrés Blanco
Senior Software Engineer at Automattic
Greater Buenos Aires Argentina
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Top SchoolAndrés Blanco is a Senior Software Engineer based in Greater Buenos Aires with 15 years of experience building polished web experiences and platform features. At Automattic he spans front-end and full-stack work, improving WordPress themes, Jetpack plugin functionality, and the JavaScript-powered WordPress.com UI—contributions that touch widely used open-source projects. He focuses on UX-driven engineering, from CSS and React tweaks to backend endpoint enhancements, ensuring features are both visually refined and practically robust. Known for thoughtful UI fixes like video player and mobile menu improvements, he brings an eye for detail that improves usability across millions of WordPress sites.
15 years of coding experience
Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Computación, Informática, Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Computación, Informática at Universidad Nacional del Sur
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (20)
javascript10
wordpress-themes10
wordpress10
css10
ui-design10
plugin10
php10
wp-theme10
react10
back-end-development9
s69
front-end-development9
html8
redux7
api7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
May 2021 - Sep 2022
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:372 reviews, 125 commits, 353 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Andrés primarily contributed to the user interface of the WordPress.com platform. Their commits involved modifying React components and Javascript files, specifically related to theme search functionality, adding new fonts and font pairings, fixing mobile menu behavior, and making account setting adjustments. The user also worked on video UI features including the main video player, video chapter and chapter selections, and various bars for video UI.
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Automattic/themes
Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
Free WordPress themes made by Automattic for WordPress.org and WordPress.com.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 14 commits, 11 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Andrés primarily focused on enhancing the visual presentation and user experience of WordPress themes. Their commits involved modifications to CSS files across multiple themes, specifically targeting the styling of cover blocks, text colors, and background settings. They also addressed the alignment of search blocks. These changes indicate a focus on refining the visual aspects and usability of the themes.
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