Yuliyan Slavchev
Junior Java Developer at Ventures Lab
Bulgaria
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Top SchoolYuliyan Slavchev is a Junior Java Developer based in Bulgaria with a decade of hands-on experience spanning Java, Kotlin, Android and front-end JavaScript work. He built an Android marketplace app connecting short-term workers and employers (Jobche) and has contributed UI improvements and accessibility tests to high-profile open-source projects like Automattic’s wp-calypso. Comfortable with styling and modular CSS workflows, he has also refined complex WordPress field components and implemented keyboard and non-Latin support for language selection. Currently at Ventures Lab after an Android role at Printt and training at Telerik Academy, Yuliyan combines practical mobile development with front-end craftsmanship and a continuous-learning mindset. An interesting detail: his cross-cutting contributions show a knack for improving user-facing accessibility and internationalization beyond core backend duties.
9 years of coding experience
Student, Computer Programming, Excellent, Student, Computer Programming, Excellent at Technology School Electronic Systems (TUES), associated with Technical University-SofiaTelerik Academy School
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (21)
javascript10
css10
wordpress10
postcss10
ui-design10
uid10
custom-fields10
front-end-development10
react10
jes9
jtest9
jestjs9
redux8
html7
jsfiddle6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:391 reviews, 195 commits, 522 PRs in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Yuliyan primarily contributed to the user interface of the `wp-calypso` repository, focusing on the language picker component. Their work included adding tests to ensure support for non-Latin character sets within the language picker, and improving keyboard support within the language switcher modal. Additional work involved implementing the deliverable mode for the community translator, including the interface and associated functionalities.
apireactwordpressjavascriptes6
htmlburger/carbon-fields
Nov 2016 - Feb 2017
WordPress Custom Fields Library ✨
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:39 commits, 7 PRs, 28 pushes in 3 months
Contributions summary:Yuliyan's primary contributions involve styling and theming aspects of the WordPress custom fields library. They focused on applying PostCSS modules to the stylesheet, separating the main styles into modular components and then further separating each field and container type into its own module. The user also worked on enhancing the UI by restyling elements related to color pickers, date/time pickers, complex fields, and tabs.
custom-fieldswordpresswordpress-admindefinitionsfields
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