Mel Macaluso
Software Engineer
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMel Macaluso is a Lead Web Developer with 8 years of full-stack experience, currently shaping client-facing web products at Loci, a machine-learning platform for 3D content. Comfortable from UI to database, Mel architects React-based interfaces, reusable component systems, Prisma-backed data models, and APIs while directing a small engineering team. Previous roles include rebuilding high-performance, test-covered web apps and serverless APIs at theUp.co and founding technical efforts at Capeeshe, demonstrating strong product-driven engineering and delivery. Originally from Sicily and now London-based, Mel blends multicultural communication skills with technical leadership—an atypical pairing reflected in a background in intercultural linguistic mediation. Known for pragmatic performance optimizations (faster load times, reduced network requests) and a focus on automated labeling and precision search, Mel thrives on turning complex 3D and UX challenges into polished, scalable experiences.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Intercultural linguistic mediation, Intercultural linguistic mediation at Università di Catania
English, Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese
Stackoverflow
3,560reputation
667kreached
38answers
9questions
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Github Skills (135)
envfile10
npm-package10
authentication10
material-ui10
modals10
dialog10
jsx10
javascript10
react-components10
jwt10
typescript10
advanced-custom-fields10
react-component-library10
material-design10
frontend10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
MelMacaluso/vue-modal
Feb 2019 - Mar 2019
Reusable Modal component, supports own custom HTML, text and classes.
Contributions:5 releases, 74 commits, 40 pushes in 1 month
javascriptvuevuejsvue2vuecomponent
MelMacaluso/fletes-alas
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 13 days
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