Matthew Ritter
Senior Software Engineer at Sanity
Valdosta Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Ritter is a Senior Software Engineer with over a decade of experience specializing in frontend development using React, TypeScript, and Next.js, currently building at Sanity. He has a strong track record of improving UX and editor tooling—evidenced by substantial front-end contributions to the popular Google Web Stories for WordPress project, where he enhanced dashboards, editor features, and accessibility-friendly interactions like keyboard shortcuts and responsive behaviors. Matthew’s background spans full-stack work in healthcare tech and fast-paced frontend roles at Nearform, giving him experience shipping production systems across teams. Based in the Valdosta area, he combines practical design-system work with a penchant for solving nuanced UI problems that improve developer and end-user workflows.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Information Systems, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Information Systems at Valdosta State University
Github Skills (11)
css10
wordpress10
uid10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
amp-stories10
react10
system9
accessibility8
git4
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp
Apr 2022 - Jul 2022
Web Stories for WordPress
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:41 reviews, 22 commits, 29 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Matthew primarily focused on enhancing the dashboard and editor functionalities within the WordPress Web Stories plugin. Their contributions included implementing search capabilities for templates, modifying and adding form components, and refining the design of the animation panel by incorporating disabled states and keyboard shortcuts. The user also addressed issues related to responsive design, tooltips, and filter dropdowns to improve the user experience across different views. The work involved substantial updates to the design system and user interface.
wordpresswordpress-pluginampweb-stories
mwritter/hello-world
Feb 2016 - Aug 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 1 push, 2 branches in 2 years 6 months
java
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