Andres Torres
Staff Software Engineer at SmugMug
City of Rochester, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndres Torres is a Staff Software Engineer with 13 years of experience specializing in front-end web development and a broad curiosity that spans embedded systems to complex CSS transitions. Based in Rochester, NY, he has progressed through multiple engineering roles at SmugMug, leading efforts to modernize e-commerce flows, introduce mobile-friendly experiences, and guide teams through API-driven projects. He combines hands-on React/Redux and ES6 expertise with practical backend and tooling experience, frequently troubleshooting full-stack issues and improving developer workflows. An active open-source contributor, Andres improved the Jellyfin web client by adding UX-focused features like expandable item overviews and bulk device management, demonstrating a user-centered approach to UI engineering. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic technical leadership that balances product needs, design collaboration, and delivery planning. He brings a persistent appetite for challenging problems and applies whatever tools are needed to get elegant, maintainable solutions into production.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology
English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (7)
html10
css10
uid10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
jellyfin9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
jellyfin/jellyfin-web
Mar 2020 - Oct 2020
The Free Software Media System - Official Web Client
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 9 commits, 2 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Andres focused on enhancing the user interface of the Jellyfin web client. Their contributions included adding and refining interactive elements, such as an expandable overview section with "Show More/Show Less" functionality for item details, and implementing a bulk delete feature for devices. They updated the UI by adding CSS and JS functionality. These changes improved the user experience by providing more detailed information and simplifying device management.
web-clientvideosreactjellyfin
masterkoppa/config
Apr 2015 - Oct 2019
Dotfiles and other configuration scripts
Contributions:9 PRs, 19 pushes, 8 branches in 4 years 7 months
vimconfiguration-scriptsbashdotfileszsh
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