Lior Shefer
Head Of R&D Partners Wix.com
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
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Top SchoolLior Shefer is a seasoned engineering leader with 12 years of experience building and scaling developer-facing platform products at Wix, currently heading R&D for Partners across multiple scrum teams. He has progressed from hands-on software engineer to Head of R&D, driving the Wix Editor platform’s core tools and SDKs that enable millions of users and third-party developers to extend sites. Lior blends strong full‑stack technical chops (React, ES6, Web Workers, Node.js) with people leadership and product-first thinking, overseeing cross-functional teams in both Tel Aviv and previously NYC. His background includes long-term contributions to adtech and fintech at AOL and BillGuard, giving him depth in production systems and data-driven decision making. Known for turning complex platform requirements into usable developer experiences, he focuses on empowering ecosystems as much as delivering features. He holds an MS in Software Development and a BA in Computer Science, combining academic rigor with practical product delivery.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
MS Software Development and Engineering, MS Software Development and Engineering at Pace UniversityBA Computer Science, BA Computer Science at Reichman University
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Github Skills (20)
webworker9
drag9
react-dnd9
drag-and-drop9
react8
mobile-safari6
commonjs6
wix6
gwt6
webpack6
javascript6
ipad6
mobx4
blockchain4
nextjs4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
liors/game-of-life
Jun 2016 - Nov 2024
Contributions:18 pushes, 2 branches, 4 issues in 8 years 6 months
wix/wix-ui-lib
Jan 2015 - Sep 2016
Contributions:1 release, 4 PRs, 10 pushes in 1 year 8 months
wixpartyparty-apps3rd-party
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