Omar Alshaker
Code Wrangler at Automattic
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
Summary
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Top SchoolOmar Alshaker is a versatile full-stack engineer with 10 years of professional experience and a decade-long history of building high-traffic web properties (including a site that reached 1M monthly visitors while running on $25/month). Currently a Code Wrangler at Automattic, he contributes to major open-source projects like Jetpack and Gutenberg, improving embeds, editor UX, and cross-environment compatibility. He brings deep JavaScript expertise across React, Web Components/Polymer, Node.js, and browser-focused libraries, plus past PHP/CodeIgniter experience. Comfortable in remote teams, he has also worked on performance- and security-sensitive frontends such as public Wi‑Fi authentication pages. Known as a pragmatic generalist, he combines product-minded engineering with hands-on contributions to well-known OSS ecosystems.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Warsaw University of TechnologyInformation Technology, Information Technology at Arab International University
English, Arabic
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Github Skills (30)
editors10
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javascript10
shortcode10
wordpress10
editor10
browser-support10
plugin10
php10
gutenberg10
react10
editorjs10
typescript9
typescript-types9
front-end-development9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
Starcounter-Jack/JSON-Patch
Jan 2017 - Apr 2019
Lean and mean Javascript implementation of the JSON-Patch standard (RFC 6902). Update JSON documents using delta patches.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:15 releases, 111 commits, 37 PRs in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Omar primarily focused on improving the browser compatibility of the JSON-Patch library. This involved modifying the code to account for browser environments, specifically addressing issues related to the `exports` variable and its interaction with other modules. The user also addressed bug fixes and code optimizations, improving the library's usability and functionality. These changes ensured better cross-environment functionality.
javascriptjson-documentjson-patchrfc
Automattic/jetpack
Nov 2020 - Nov 2022
Security, performance, marketing, and design tools — Jetpack is made by WordPress experts to make WP sites safer and faster, and help you grow your traffic.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:168 reviews, 8 commits, 101 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Omar primarily implemented features and made modifications to the Jetpack plugin. Their work included adding SmartFrame embedding functionality, which involved PHP code for shortcodes and integration with an external service. The user also addressed issues related to Eventbrite URL validation, Publicize social media message defaults, and TiledGallery layout rendering, demonstrating contributions across various aspects of the plugin's functionality. Additionally, the user added support for Descript.com embeds and refined code in extended blocks core embed functionality.
jetpacksecuritywordpressphpplugin
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