Damian Suarez
Code Wrangler at Automattic
Río Negro Province, Argentina
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Top SchoolDamian Suarez is a seasoned front-end-focused software engineer with 15 years building JavaScript-driven user experiences and Node.js/MongoDB backends, currently titled Code Wrangler at Automattic. He’s contributed significant UI work to high-profile open-source projects like WordPress Gutenberg, wp-calypso and WooCommerce—improving block editor components, template UIs and e-commerce product interfaces. Comfortable across the stack, he has also implemented back-end media endpoints in Jetpack, demonstrating pragmatic PHP and API design alongside his React expertise. Based in Río Negro, Argentina, Damian combines long-term product experience from startups and global teams with a knack for polishing interaction details that improve real-world editing and commerce workflows. Known on GitHub as a “broken mirror developer,” he brings a quietly persistent approach to debugging and refining complex UI behaviors.
16 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Analista de sistema, Informática, Analista de sistema, Informática at Universidad Nacional del Comahue
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Github Skills (24)
woocommerce10
editors10
json10
javascript10
apidoc10
wordpress10
css10
blocks10
user-interface10
ui-design10
editor10
uid10
php10
api10
front-end-development10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Jan 2014 - Jan 2023
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:367 reviews, 1392 commits, 748 PRs in 9 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Damian primarily focused on implementing and refining the user interface components within the WordPress.com platform, specifically within the full-site-editing application. Their contributions include fixing bugs related to placeholder replacement, refactoring and optimizing various aspects of the template selector UI, incorporating an iFrame element for previewing, and introducing features like template titles and a responsive design. The user's work is heavily concentrated on React components and integrating with WordPress-specific functionalities.
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Automattic/jetpack
Feb 2017 - Jan 2023
Security, performance, marketing, and design tools — Jetpack is made by WordPress experts to make WP sites safer and faster, and help you grow your traffic.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1673 reviews, 1815 commits, 1872 PRs in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Damian contributed to the development of new media endpoints, implementing a PHP class for media actions and endpoints for retrieving and editing media. Their commits included defining JSON endpoint definitions, editing media items, and creating a file name generator for media assets. Additionally, the user worked on adding author support to simple payment products, adding a filter for automated site transfers, and implemented color settings within the podcast player block.
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