Roberto Lopez
Senior Software Engineer at Automattic
Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolRoberto Lopez is a Senior Software Engineer based in Málaga with 12 years of professional experience building and leading engineering teams across product and enterprise contexts. He currently contributes to Automattic's frontend for WordPress.com, having worked on UI features in the high-profile Calypso project such as plugin marketplace enhancements, search integration, and playful UX touches like confetti animations. Previously a Technical Lead at ITRS, he combined architecture design, code review, and people management to deliver reliable systems and clear technical direction. His long tenure at Sequel Business Solutions saw him evolve from developer lead to senior designer, consistently bridging estimation, design and delivery. Trained as a telecommunications engineer at Universidad de Málaga, Roberto brings a systems-oriented mindset to frontend challenges and a knack for translating product needs into polished, maintainable interfaces. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic engineer who pairs hands-on UI craft with leadership in technical decision-making.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Telecommunications Engineering, Master's degree, Telecommunications Engineering at Universidad de Málaga
English, Spanish
Github Skills (11)
uid10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
react10
html9
wordpress9
css9
s68
redux8
plugin7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:450 reviews, 45 commits, 310 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Roberto primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the WordPress.com platform, specifically focusing on the Calypso interface. Their work involved implementing and modifying UI components related to plugin details, marketplace features, and breadcrumb navigation. Key tasks included integrating third-party plugin terms, adding a confetti animation, and incorporating search functionality within the plugin browser and other relevant sections.
apireactwordpressjavascriptes6
epeicher/vote-me-up
Dec 2016 - Jun 2018
Contributions:49 commits, 1 PR, 44 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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