Jorge Costa
JavaScript Engineer at Automattic
Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolJorge Costa is a JavaScript Engineer based in the Netherlands with 11 years of experience building front-end and back-end features for large-scale open-source and enterprise platforms. A long-time WordPress Core contributor and former release lead, he has improved the Block Editor UX (including cover block video backgrounds and a custom gradient picker) and extended WordPress REST API and core performance around patterns and templates. At Automattic he now focuses on bringing AI capabilities to the platform using React, TypeScript, and PHP, combining deep product knowledge with hands-on implementation. His background spans enterprise Java/ADF full‑stack work, selective research at CERN networking big-data systems, and academic teaching—an unusual mix that blends low-level systems experience with modern web UI expertise.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering Ciências da Computação e Informática, Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering Ciências da Computação e Informática at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do PortoCharles III University of Madrid (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)Creating and validating a business model, Creating and validating a business model at UPTEC - Science and Technology Park of University of PortoPitch me UP, Pitch me UP at Porto Business School
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (14)
css10
wordpress10
editors10
rest-api10
blocks10
php10
blockly10
user-interface10
javascript10
editor10
react10
theme-development9
html9
unit-testing5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
WordPress/gutenberg
Oct 2017 - Jan 2023
The Block Editor project for WordPress and beyond. Plugin is available from the official repository.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:22 releases, 1269 reviews, 1266 commits in 5 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Jorge was actively involved in enhancing the Block Editor project for WordPress, specifically focusing on the user interface elements. They implemented features for the cover block, including video background support, and the ability to select and edit media. The user also made significant improvements to the custom gradient picker component. Additionally, they worked on improving the code quality of the overall project.
block-editorwordpressgutenbergwordpress-pluginbeyond
WordPress/wordpress-develop
Jan 2022 - Nov 2022
WordPress Develop, Git-ified. Synced from git://develop.git.wordpress.org/, including branches and tags! This repository is just a mirror of the WordPress subversion repository. Please include a link to a pre-existing ticket on https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ with every pull request.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:61 reviews, 20 commits, 98 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Jorge contributed to the WordPress core, primarily focusing on the REST API. Their work involved adding properties and functionality to REST API endpoints, such as post types and block patterns, enhancing data availability and API capabilities. The commits also included changes to tests, ensuring the accurate representation of data in the API responses. Furthermore, the user's contributions also involved updating the underlying PHP code to implement new functionality for template title and descriptions.
branchessubversionwordpresstracpull-request
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