About
Hi, I’m Andrea Barghigiani, a frontend engineer passionate about building great user experiences. I live in Italy with my partner and our two wonderful children, and I cherish spending quality time with them.
With over a decade of experience, I focus on creating intuitive, accessible interfaces that truly help end users while collaborating closely with designers and understanding the product’s data and domain.
I’m always curious about new technologies but believe in applying them thoughtfully to solve real problems effectively. In my free time, I enjoy working on side projects that make family life easier and exploring ways to improve everyday digital experiences.
Let’s connect and push the boundaries of what’s possible 🚀
Where you can find me
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What I've done over the years
- 2025 - Now
Frontend Engineer
Software factory specialized in the creation of customized digital solutions, application modernization, with the distinctive element of the agile approach.- Led end-to-end feature development, architecting a versatile multistep modal component using React Hook Form and Zod, enhancing form usability and reducing delivery time from multiple sprints to days across various custom forms.
- Implemented data fetching optimizations with TanStack Query, reducing server load by 45% and improving frontend responsiveness while maintaining high code quality standards.
- Maintained comprehensive documentation and mentored junior developers, fostering team knowledge sharing and growth.
- Refactored a large legacy codebase with a focus on performance, reusability, and maintainability in a multi-developer Agile environment while writing comprehensive unit and integration tests using Vitest.
Tools used: React, Zustand, TypeScript, Tanstack Query, Recharts, React Hook Form, Zod, Vitest
- 2023 - 2024
Frontend Engineer
Startup leveraging big data to filter out noise for business acquisition and team management.- Spearheaded the development of 2 SaaS applications from the ground up using Next.js, TypeScript, and Recharts library for data visualization in a fast-paced environment.
- Built a reusable component library with Tailwind CSS and Radix UI, cutting development time by 60% while improving cross-team collaboration with designers. Ensured full WCAG compliance for accessibility.
- Developed a high-performance marketing site built with Next.js with Server Side Rendering, ensuring fast load times, strong SEO, and accessibility by leveraging best practices and validating results through Lighthouse audits.
- Wrote comprehensive unit and integration tests using Jest and React Testing Library, increasing test coverage and improving code reliability across applications.
Tools used: React, Jest, React Testing Library, Next.js, Zustand, TypeScript, Tanstack Query, Recharts
- 2023 - 2023
Senior Frontend Developer
A leading Italian digital agency specializing in human-centred, rich digital ecosystems.- Designed and implemented a modular React component system that reduced development time by 40% across 5+ client projects.
- Led the modernization of 3 legacy applications to React.js and TypeScript, resulting in a 50% decrease in bug reports and improved performance by 30% on initial load times.
- Wrote comprehensive unit and integration tests using Jest and React Testing Library, increasing test coverage and improving code reliability across applications.
- Mentored 4 junior developers through structured code reviews, pair programming, and documentation initiatives, helping new hires ramp-up and contribute effectively within their first month.
Tools used: React, Jest, React Testing Library, Next.js, Zustand, TypeScript, Tanstack Query
- 2021 - 2023
Senior Frontend Developer
OddCamp
A Swedish digital agency renowned for delivering high-quality digital products and solutions.- Engaged with client-facing technical initiatives for 8+ web applications, achieving 100% on-time delivery through effective scope management and agile methodologies.
- Developed and maintained a comprehensive technical documentation system using Notion, reducing onboarding time by 60% and improving team knowledge sharing.
- Integrated GraphQL APIs from DatoCMS to build dynamic, content-driven React applications, optimizing data fetching and improving frontend performance and maintainability.
- Established a structured mentoring program for new developers, resulting in 75% faster ramp-up time on complex legacy systems.
Tools used: React, Redux, Styled Components, Next.js, Gatsby, Ruby on Rails, Hotwire
- 2020 - 2021
Frontend React Developer
A leading WordPress solutions provider serving 900,000+ developers worldwide.Build the Hub system to help the 900.000+ customers to manage WordPress installations:
- Spearheaded a major refactoring initiative of the WordPress.com-like dashboard, implementing Redux for state management that improved application performance by 35%.
- Reduced bundle size by 40% through code splitting and lazy loading implementation.
- Worked closely with the marketing and SEO teams to optimize lead generation and inbound traffic by implementing JSON-LD, enhancing click-through rates and rich snippets in SERPs
- Mentored 3 junior developers in React and Redux best practices, creating a comprehensive internal wiki that became the team’s primary reference.
Tools used: React, Redux, Styled Components, SASS, Axios
- 2011 - 2020
FullStack Developer
Freelancer
Worked as a freelancer for various clients building websites of various size and shapes:
- Designed and developed high-performing WordPress websites for 50+ clients, ensuring fast load times, strong security, and seamless user experiences.
- Optimized content-heavy and eCommerce sites to improve SERP rankings, increasing organic search traffic by an average of 35%.
- Advised clients on Inbound Marketing strategies, leading to an average 75% increase in visitor-to-lead conversion thanks to A/B testing practices.
- Taught programming courses for several years, honing my ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to diverse audiences.
Tools used: WordPress, SCSS, PHP, MySQL