Miina Sikk
Associate Director Of Engineering
Estonia
Summary
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Top SchoolMiina Sikk is a Principal Engineer based in Estonia with a decade of experience building and architecting web experiences, particularly within the WordPress ecosystem. She has led development on high-profile Google-backed projects like Web Stories and the AMP plugin, contributing notable front-end improvements and accessibility-focused UI work for widely used WordPress plugins. At XWP she progressed from WordPress Engineer to Principal Engineer, blending hands-on React/JS development with architecture, testing and editor-focused UX design. Her background spans product founding and consulting, giving her a practical appreciation for product strategy, user feedback and operational security. Miina’s work often bridges PHP-driven backends and modern React-based editors, and she has a track record of shipping production features—like text presets, improved color pickers and video overlays—that materially improve authoring workflows. She holds a cum laude B.A.Sc. in Computer Software Engineering and brings an uncommon mix of startup product experience and enterprise-grade open-source collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Information Technology, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Information Technology at University of MadeiraHigh School, High School at Tartu Kivilinna GümnaasiumBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Computer Software Engineering at Estonian IT CollegeBachelor's degree Psychology, Economy, Bachelor's degree Psychology, Economy at University of Tartu
Github Skills (19)
javascript10
css10
ui-design10
uid10
front-end-development10
html10
react10
ampl9
editor9
blocks9
user-interface9
editors9
google-amp9
typescript9
typescript-types9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
GoogleForCreators/web-stories-wp
Apr 2018 - Jan 2023
Web Stories for WordPress
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1768 reviews, 1596 commits, 658 PRs in 4 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Miina's contributions primarily focused on front-end development tasks, including implementing text presets, adjusting the color picker for improved user experience, and incorporating a new text area component. They also worked on improving page attachment functionality and the integration of a video overlay, as well as handling other UI adjustments. The user's commits demonstrate their focus on enhancing the user interface of the web stories editor, with a particular emphasis on accessibility and overall design improvements.
wordpress
ampproject/amp-wp
Mar 2018 - Dec 2019
Enable AMP on your WordPress site, the WordPress way.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:931 commits, 264 PRs, 746 pushes in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Miina primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the project, focusing on implementing and modifying user interface components. The commits demonstrate expertise in JavaScript and React, along with interactions with block editor components. The user also worked on adding features like image caption styling and adjusting the layout, as well as bug fixes.
wordpresswordpress-pluginamp
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