Kristian Vitozev
Head Of Engineering At Automattic For Agencies
Bulgaria
Summary
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Top SchoolKristian Vitozev is a pragmatic engineering leader with a decade of experience building web platforms and leading teams at Automattic, now serving as Head of Engineering for Agencies. He progressed through hands-on roles from senior backend engineer to engineering team lead, combining backend robustness with front-end craftsmanship evidenced by contributions to Automattic’s high-profile wp-calypso project. Based in Bulgaria and holding an MS in Artificial Intelligence, Kristian blends practical product delivery with an academic grounding in AI and informatics. He has a track record of improving UX, accessibility, and payment/licensing flows, and he scales teams to ship reliable, customer-facing software. Notably, his background spans both agency and product environments, giving him a strong sense for agency workflows and platform-grade engineering.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MS, Artificial Intelligence at Plovdivski universitet 'Paisii Hilendarski'
English
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Github Skills (24)
wordpress10
typescript10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
react10
jsx10
mysql9
javascript9
ajax9
ui-design9
css9
php9
html9
redux8
accessibility7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:481 reviews, 47 commits, 123 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Kristian primarily worked on front-end components and UI elements within the WordPress.com Calypso platform. Their contributions included updates to existing UI elements like upgrade banners and the Jetpack logo, modifications to payment method forms, and the implementation of new UI components for the licensing portal. The user also addressed styling and accessibility issues and integrated new features.
apireactwordpressjavascriptes6
vitozev/rainbow-json-formatter
Sep 2020 - Oct 2020
Makes JSON/JSONP easy to read.
Contributions:9 commits, 11 pushes in 8 days
jsonjsonp
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