Jeremy Herve
Engineering Team Lead at Automattic
Brittany, France
Summary
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Top SchoolJeremy Herve is an Engineering Team Lead at Automattic with 15 years in software and a 13-year track record advancing the Open Web and creator independence. He leads cross-functional teams building Jetpack and WordPress.com features that prioritize content ownership, calm technology, and direct creator-audience relationships over attention-harvesting design. A hands-on contributor across front-end React work in Calypso and back-end PHP/SQL improvements in Jetpack and WP Rocket, he blends UX sensitivity with backend pragmatism to ship reliable, performant plugins used by millions. Based in Brittany, France, he pairs leadership and mentorship experience—from staff engineering to quality and support—with a background in web design and community-facing roles. Notably, his contributions include improving Jetpack integrations and sitemap/cookie compatibility in WP Rocket, reflecting a focus on interoperability and real-world site reliability.
15 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BsC, Biology, BsC, Biology at Christelijke Hogeschool NederlandPhotoshop, Retouching and Digital Post Processing CourseNew media Graphism and Communication Diploma, Communication, Design, Web design, DTP, Photography, Typography, Corporate design, Movie Editing, New media Graphism and Communication Diploma, Communication, Design, Web design, DTP, Photography, Typography, Corporate design, Movie Editing at Budapesti Kommunikációs és Üzleti FőiskolaDUT, Biology, DUT, Biology at Institut Universitaire de Brest
English, French, Hungarian
Github Skills (24)
caching10
javascript10
jetpack10
plugin-development10
wordpress10
ui-design10
uid10
php10
front-end-development10
rest-api10
disk-cache10
web-cache10
memory-cache10
object-cache10
react10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/jetpack
Apr 2013 - Jan 2023
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:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:106 releases, 6917 reviews, 3612 commits in 9 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Jeremy primarily worked on backend development, as evidenced by their commits. They modified PHP files, adjusted SQL queries, and made fixes related to data handling, highlighting a focus on the core functionality of the WordPress plugin. They also addressed issues related to the WordPress.com REST API and modified the database interaction of multiple blocks. In addition, they added PHP doc comments to the code.
jetpacksecuritywordpressphpplugin
Automattic/wp-calypso
Jan 2016 - Aug 2022
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:132 reviews, 69 commits, 194 PRs in 6 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Jeremy primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the WordPress.com Calypso project, as evidenced by changes to React components and related features. Their work involved updating UI wording and date formats, and implementing features related to Jetpack integrations and theme enhancements. The user's changes also addressed the display and functionality of the mobile theme, reflecting involvement with UI/UX design and responsive web practices.
javascriptwordpressreactes6es6-javascript
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