Gregory Cornelius
Staff Developer at Shopify
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolGregory Cornelius is a Staff Developer with 15 years of experience shaping developer platforms and web CMS experiences, currently driving engineering at Shopify from Boston. He combines backend API design and serverless workflows with front-end craftsmanship—contributions span REST API work on Automattic’s Jetpack and UI/UX improvements for HubSpot CMS themes. At HubSpot he built teams and tools (including a CLI and code management features) to modernize local development and hosting for extensions, and earlier led major UI rewrites and composable editor components. Trained as a composer and performer, he brings a musician’s attention to structure and polish to developer tooling and product UX. Known for mentoring and hiring, he prefers pragmatic prototypes that scale into dependable platforms.
15 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
M.M., M.M., Music Performance and Composition, M.M., M.M., Music Performance and Composition at Bowling Green State UniversityDMA, Music Composition (ABD), DMA, Music Composition (ABD) at The University of Texas at AustinB.M., B.A., Music Performance and Composition, B.M., B.A., Music Performance and Composition at Truman State University
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Github Skills (20)
api-rest10
javascript10
api-design10
restful-api10
plugin-development10
wordpress10
css10
php10
html10
rest-api10
user-interface9
ui-design9
mobile-first9
interface-design9
netbeans6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
HubSpot/cms-theme-boilerplate
Aug 2019 - Feb 2020
A straight-forward starting point for building a great website on the HubSpot CMS
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 46 commits, 44 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Gregory primarily contributed to front-end development tasks, focusing on the structure, styling, and user interface elements of the HubSpot CMS theme boilerplate. Their work includes modifying CSS and HTML files, improving the design of modules, adjusting typography, and refining navigation elements. They also implemented changes related to the mobile menu and search functionality, and made minor design adjustments.
cmsstarting-pointpointgreathubspot
Automattic/jetpack
May 2015 - Sep 2015
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:7 commits, 1 comment in 4 months
Contributions summary:Gregory primarily contributed to the REST API functionality of the Jetpack plugin. Their work involved reverting changes related to merging Jetpack changes to wpcom, likely to address issues with URL schemes. They also added and modified various API endpoints, including those for post counts and autosaves, demonstrating expertise in expanding and refining the REST API capabilities. The contributions show a focus on API design, functionality, and integrations with other services.
reactexpertswordpressphpsecurity
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