Michael Kelly
Software Engineer at Automattic Inc.
Europe & Asia (remote), United States
Summary
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RockstarMichael Kelly is a software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in front-end development, particularly React and TypeScript. Remote across Europe and Asia while based in the United States, he brings a strong track record of shipping user-facing features and UI improvements at scale. His open-source contributions include front-end work on Automattic's high-profile wp-calypso repository, where he implemented React component changes, accessibility fixes, and UX refinements for WordPress.com. Comfortable navigating complex codebases, he combines pragmatic bug-fixing with thoughtful feature integrations that improve both usability and maintainability. Colleagues rely on him to translate product needs into polished interfaces and resilient front-end code.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (11)
html10
css10
uid10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
react10
redux9
wordpress9
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accessibility8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:251 reviews, 75 commits, 299 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on front-end development tasks, including UI improvements and bug fixes within the WordPress.com platform. They implemented and modified React components, addressed code errors related to attribute names, and updated various UI elements like banners and notification notices. A significant portion of their work involved integrating new features and refining existing ones to improve the user experience, such as the email verification and site management interfaces. Additionally, the user addressed accessibility issues and updated styling.
apireactwordpressjavascriptes6
mpkelly/react-editor-kit
Mar 2020 - Dec 2020
(alpha) Compose a React-based text editor using a suite of standard plugins
Contributions:300 commits, 175 pushes, 2 branches in 9 months
contenteditablereactcomposepluginstext-based
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