James Gill
Software Engineer at Automattic
England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Gill is a software engineer with 8 years' experience building enterprise-grade web applications, currently developing self-serve advertising tools at Automattic. He spans front- and back-end stacks—React, TypeScript, Vue, PHP (Laravel, Laminas), MySQL, and Docker—with a strong track record in UX-minded front-end work and RESTful API development. Previously he led development and mentored teams at SilverDoor, shipping 900+ features across large-scale property management systems and mobile apps. He’s an active contributor to Automattic’s high-profile wp-calypso project, improving promotion and advertising UIs for WordPress.com. Comfortable across design and engineering, he combines product-focused UI polish with pragmatic backend engineering and a willingness to learn whatever tools are needed to deliver.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BSc(hons) Multimedia Computing, School of Computing, Mathematics & Digital Technology, BSc(hons) Multimedia Computing, School of Computing, Mathematics & Digital Technology at The Manchester Metropolitan University
Github Skills (11)
wordpress10
javascript10
react10
advertising10
css9
html8
redux7
calypso7
i18n-js7
s67
i18next7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Aug 2022 - Nov 2022
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:61 reviews, 17 commits, 72 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:James primarily contributed to the front-end development of the `wp-calypso` repository, focusing on features related to "promote posts" functionality within the WordPress.com stats section. They implemented UI components, added a confirmation dialog for the promotion widget, and updated styling for the advertising page. The user also made adjustments to existing components, integrating a support link and modifying the display of post information.
apireactwordpressjavascriptes6
j6ll/tampermonkey-scripts
Sep 2024 - Sep 2024
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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