Anthony Arcangelini
Senior Software Developer at Automattic
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolAnthony Arcangelini is a Senior Software Developer based in Barcelona with eight years of experience building and maintaining WordPress-focused products at Automattic. He blends full-stack proficiency with a front-end emphasis, contributing to high-profile open-source projects like Jetpack, Automattic themes, and Calypso—improving shortcodes, migrating legacy widgets to block-based implementations, and refining UI/UX across React and SCSS. His background in support and operations roles (from Happiness Engineer to technical support at WP Engine) gives him a strong customer-centric approach to engineering and a knack for debugging complex platform issues. Prior experience managing operations and kitchens informs his systematic, process-oriented mindset and capacity to coordinate cross-functional work under pressure. Known for pragmatic, incremental improvements, he focuses on shipping user-facing polish while modernizing legacy codepaths.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, General Studies, Diploma, General Studies at Solon High School
Github Skills (19)
javascript10
wordpress-themes10
css10
wordpress10
sc10
plugin10
uid10
php10
scs10
html10
wp-theme10
react10
user-interface9
ui-design9
graphical-user-interface9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Sep 2020 - Jan 2023
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:363 reviews, 152 commits, 412 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Anthony primarily contributed to the user interface and front-end components of the WordPress.com project, as evidenced by commits updating UI elements, styling, and wording within the Calypso interface. Their work involved modifying React components, SCSS, and JavaScript files to enhance user experience. The commits range from minor wording adjustments to the implementation of new features like adding a progress bar.
apireactwordpressjavascriptes6
Automattic/themes
Sep 2020 - Dec 2021
Free WordPress themes made by Automattic for WordPress.org and WordPress.com.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 19 commits, 16 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Anthony primarily contributed to the front-end development of WordPress themes. They added new features and improved existing components, such as adding a WhatsApp icon and phone social icon and making the menu clickable. The user also addressed various styling issues, including block styles and archive description styling. They updated CSS files, particularly concerning navigation, and applied version updates.
wordpresswordpress-themeautomatticwordpress-themesthemes
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