Antonis Lilis is a Mobile SDK Engineer based in Vienna with over 13 years of hands-on experience building native mobile solutions and leading teams. He has a long track record at Automattic and Sentry, contributing to flagship open-source projects like WordPress iOS/Android and the Gutenberg mobile editor where he improved UX, analytics, and block rendering on mobile. Comfortable shipping cross-platform features, Antonis blends architecture and product sensibility—examples include site-creation analytics, post duplication, and nuanced layout/scrolling fixes on iOS. He has held technical leadership roles from Head of Mobile to interim lead, mentoring engineers while keeping a developer-first focus. Passionate about open source, he combines deep native expertise with an eye for subtle UX improvements that reduce friction on mobile publishing workflows. His background in R&D and mobile solution architecture underpins a pragmatic approach to SDK design and performance.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Athens University of Economics and Business
Contributions:678 reviews, 878 commits, 618 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Antonis appears to be focused on the implementation and maintenance of the WordPress for Android app. Their commits primarily involve modifications within the `ModalLayoutPickerViewModel.kt` file, which is part of the WordPress for Android codebase. The changes include removing unnecessary fields, limited response mutability and methods to a background thread, preventing layout selection till the thumbnail loads. The code changes indicate a focus on improving the functionality and user experience of the application.
The Block Editor project for WordPress and beyond. Plugin is available from the official repository.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Contributions:95 reviews, 96 commits, 74 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Antonis primarily contributed to the mobile implementation of the Gutenberg block editor within the WordPress project. Their work focused on enhancing the user interface and functionality of blocks on mobile devices. Specific contributions include adding features like the "Clear Media" button in cover block settings, implementing color palette customization, and addressing rendering and scrolling issues, specifically on iOS. They also modified the block selection and button appender.
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