Summary
Richard Mallols is a Technical Lead at WhatsApp with two decades of programming experience and over a decade in professional engineering roles across the UK and Europe. He is a JavaScript specialist—deep in React, Angular and modern front-end architectures—who combines hands-on coding with building testable, scalable UIs and developer-friendly tooling. As a founder of Kodiri.com he turned a social learning idea into a platform that helped 100+ career changers (including hires at Google and Sky) and ran 100+ free community events and international JS challenges. He has led architecture and testing initiatives at major financial and media firms, introducing modular designs and comprehensive test suites to ensure long-term product scalability. Colleagues describe him as organized, communicative and team-focused, with a passion for standards, efficiency and UX. Beyond work he’s committed to widening access to tech for underprivileged and underrepresented communities, applying his product and mentoring skills to measurable social impact.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
CP San Juan de Ribera
Universitat Politècnica de València
English, German, Spanish, Catalan