Renzo Canepa
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Summary
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Top SchoolRenzo Canepa is a seasoned software engineer and leader with over a decade of experience building full-stack web applications and leading engineering teams, including senior and director roles at Automattic. He blends front-end expertise (React, Vue, Angular) with back-end proficiency (Python, Clojure, Node) and has designed system architectures while shipping product-focused features like Jetpack Anti-Spam. A prolific contributor to major open-source projects such as Automattic’s Jetpack and wp-calypso, he has hands-on experience improving WordPress security, performance, and UX at scale. Based in Santiago, Chile, he combines startup grit—co-founding Colossus SpA and freelancing—with enterprise leadership, and recently shifted interest toward building AI-driven text-to-image applications.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Ingeniero Civil en Informática, Ingeniero Civil en Informática at Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Spanish, English
Github Skills (13)
wordpress10
css10
uid10
php10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
wordpress-plugin10
redux10
react10
jsx9
rest-api8
html8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Feb 2020 - Jan 2023
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:797 reviews, 275 commits, 574 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Renzo primarily contributed to the front-end development of the WordPress.com project, specifically within the context of the Jetpack Cloud interface. The user focused on implementing UI components, such as date range selectors, and creating new sections such as the history for Jetpack Scan. The changes involved significant interaction with React and Redux, with a focus on user interface design and improvements in the user experience. The user has also worked on the creation of a dialog that supports both the fix and the ignore action.
apireactwordpressjavascriptes6
Automattic/jetpack
Jul 2020 - Oct 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:125 reviews, 24 commits, 36 PRs in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Renzo primarily contributed to the Jetpack plugin, focusing on front-end and back-end features. They implemented new features like Jetpack Anti-Spam and integrated it into the My Plan and Plans pages. Their work involved modifying PHP files, JavaScript files, and React components, demonstrating proficiency in both WordPress backend development and frontend UI implementation. They also added new features and updated existing ones.
reactexpertswordpressphpsecurity
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