Rich Collier
Software Engineering Lead at Automattic
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRich Collier is a software engineering lead with a decade of experience building and shipping web products, currently driving front-end and full-stack work at Automattic from Colorado Springs. He blends hands-on coding—contributing to high-profile open-source WordPress projects like Calypso and Jetpack—with people leadership, having overseen engineering teams and product delivery since his days running a web/mobile shop. His strengths include React-driven UI development, Redux integration, and pragmatic feature ownership such as VideoPress/SEO tooling and automated module activation tied to plans. Comfortable across the stack, he pairs product-minded engineering with operational experience from client-facing development and director-level roles, and is known for clean UI improvements and thoughtful refactors that reduce technical debt.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Tidewater Community College
English, Spanish, Bosnian
Github Skills (10)
wordpress10
uid10
php10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
redux10
react10
plugin10
back-end-development9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Sep 2016 - Jan 2023
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:54 reviews, 124 commits, 381 PRs in 6 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Rich primarily contributed to the front-end development of the WordPress.com Calypso project. Their work focused on enhancing the user interface, specifically by adding and modifying components for threat alerts and the activity log. These changes included the creation of new components, integration with Redux state management, and the implementation of styling updates. The user also addressed issues related to the display and functionality of the user interface.
apireactwordpressjavascriptes6
Automattic/jetpack
Oct 2016 - Nov 2021
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:10 reviews, 11 commits, 26 PRs in 5 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Rich primarily worked on the Jetpack plugin, contributing features and improvements related to VideoPress and SEO Tools. They implemented settings within the React interface for VideoPress, added Pro status indicators, and ensured automatic module activation based on plan ownership. Their contributions also included refactoring partner coupon logic and integrating it within the Jetpack's features.
reactexpertswordpressphpsecurity
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