Estela Astra is a multilingual software engineer with nine years of experience blending full‑stack development and software testing, now based in Barcelona. She has applied her engineering skills at the Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences and contributes to open-source projects like MtF.wiki, where she implemented content shortcodes and UI improvements around sensitive health topics. Holding dual undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and Spanish Language and a master's focus in Cognitive Science and Language from the Universitat de Barcelona, she brings strong technical foundations plus linguistic and UX insight. Fluent in Spanish and versed in interdisciplinary communication, she excels at turning complex domain knowledge into accessible, well-tested web features for diverse communities.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, 80/100, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, 80/100 at Soochow University (CN)
Master of Arts - MA, Cognitive Science and Language (Linguistic Branch), Master of Arts - MA, Cognitive Science and Language (Linguistic Branch) at Universitat de Barcelona
MtF.wiki is a free, open, and continuously updating transgender female knowledge integration site.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:127 reviews, 519 commits, 188 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Estela primarily contributed to the project by adding and modifying shortcodes, likely used for rendering content within the wiki. They implemented features related to hormone replacement therapy and other transgender-related information, as indicated by the commit messages. Further, the user made modifications to improve the user interface, fix bugs, and optimize the website.
Contributions:1 review, 5 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 10 months
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