Lena Morita
Senior Software Engineer at Automattic
Chiyoda, Japan
Summary
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RockstarLena Morita is a Senior Software Engineer based in Chiyoda, Japan with nine years of experience specializing in front-end engineering and UX-focused product improvements. Currently at Automattic since 2018, she has contributed to high-profile open-source projects like WordPress Gutenberg and Simplenote Electron, shipping cross-browser UI refactors, accessibility enhancements, and media upload/error handling. Lena excels at polishing complex editor experiences—improving copy handling in Safari and refining tag and list components to be performant and maintainable. She pairs pragmatic engineering with attention to edge cases and testing, often adding CSS and test coverage alongside feature work. Colleagues rely on her to turn finicky browser behavior into reliable, user-friendly interfaces.
9 years of coding experience
English, Japanese, French
Github Skills (10)
html10
css10
wordpress10
javascript10
user-interface10
front-end-development10
gutenberg10
react10
accessibility8
electron8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/simplenote-electron
Aug 2018 - Oct 2019
Simplenote for Web, Windows, and Linux
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:180 commits, 285 PRs, 370 pushes in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Lena primarily contributed to the Simplenote-Electron repository by implementing and maintaining front-end components. They worked on various tasks, including refactoring UI elements, such as the tag input and the note list, and making them cross-browser compatible. Their commits also involved improving the user interface by adding tooltips, and adjusting the layout to incorporate new features like a menu bar control. Furthermore, the user addressed bugs, improved accessibility and performance in the UI.
reactwindowselectronlinuxwindows-web
WordPress/gutenberg
Jun 2018 - 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:2097 reviews, 238 commits, 849 PRs in 4 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Lena primarily contributed to the block editor project, specifically focusing on front-end development tasks. They implemented features related to media uploads by checking allowed MIME types and handling errors. They also worked on improving the user experience within the block editor by making improvements to the copy handler in Safari. Their work included code modifications to existing JavaScript files, updating the CSS for the editor and adding test files.
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