Luis Zaguini
Senior Software Engineer at Automattic
Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Top SchoolLuis Zaguini is a Senior Software Engineer from Santa Catarina, Brazil with nine years of experience building user-focused front-end systems and leading small teams. He specializes in JavaScript, React and React Native, and has driven Full Site Editing work at Automattic while contributing UI improvements to the high-profile WordPress Gutenberg and wp-calypso projects. Luis has held hands-on tech lead and senior roles across startups and enterprises, architecting offline-capable mobile features, complex front-end refactors, and resilient API integrations. He pairs product-minded engineering with attention to performance and developer experience—evident from reducing load times at Serasa and introducing Storybook documentation at a major travel client. Colleagues rely on him to move quickly from prototype to production and to elevate team delivery through clear communication and practical architecture.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bacharelado, Ciência da Computação, Bacharelado, Ciência da Computação at FURB - Universidade de Blumenau
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
javascript10
wordpress10
front-end-development10
gutenberg10
html10
react10
typescripts8
typescript-types8
typescript8
css8
redux8
react-native-ios6
vuejs26
php6
dictionary6
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/wp-calypso
Sep 2021 - Nov 2022
The JavaScript and API powered WordPress.com
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:905 reviews, 85 commits, 791 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Luis contributed primarily to the front-end aspects of the WordPress.com platform. They implemented features related to site creation, specifically redirecting users after site creation. They also worked on removing legacy menu items and modifying the theme selection process by incorporating FSE (Full Site Editing) flags, enabling integration with block editor settings. Furthermore, the user improved user experience by adding a new "Edit Site" quick start link.
javascriptwordpressreactes6es6-javascript
WordPress/gutenberg
Nov 2021 - Jul 2022
The Block Editor project for WordPress and beyond. Plugin is available from the official repository.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:77 reviews, 46 commits, 39 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Luis primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and functionality of the WordPress Gutenberg block editor. Their contributions involved implementing new components such as a search control, modifying navigation menus, and updating widget areas. The code changes reflect a focus on improving the user experience and integrating new features within the block editor's framework. Additionally, the user contributed to the multi-entity save flow, ensuring changes are persisted correctly.
wordpressgutenbergwordpress-plugin
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