Hey, I’m Nico

Web engineer and DevOps architect based in France. I build and maintain plugin ecosystems, deployment pipelines, and the infrastructure behind them — with WordPress, PHP, JavaScript, and modern tooling.

I currently work at Saturday Drive, the company behind Ninja Forms. My work spans plugin development, add-on architecture, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation. Before that, I was part of the CalderaWP team building Caldera Forms and its add-on ecosystem.

I’ve been working with WordPress since 2010 — from custom themes and freelance projects to large-scale plugin architecture and DevOps. I like shipping things that work, writing code that’s clear, and automating what shouldn’t be manual.

Experience

2019 — Present

Saturday Drive

Web engineer and DevOps architect on Ninja Forms. Core plugin development, add-on architecture, CI/CD pipelines, server infrastructure, and deployment automation for a plugin serving millions of users.

2017 — 2019

CalderaWP

Developer on Caldera Forms and its ecosystem of add-ons. Built features, maintained the plugin architecture, and contributed to the open source project that later joined Saturday Drive.

2016 — 2017

LAFAB

Web developer at LAFAB, a website creation agency in Saint-Raphaël. Built custom WordPress themes and plugins, and worked on Symfony infrastructure projects for agency clients.

2010 — 2016

Freelance & Projects

Custom WordPress themes, e-commerce builds on Magento, and Linux server administration. Worked with clients across France and Argentina — from small business sites to internal collaboration platforms.

Skills & Tools

Backend

PHP, WordPress, MySQL/MariaDB, REST APIs, WP-CLI, Composer

Frontend

JavaScript, React, HTML/CSS, Block Editor, Gutenberg, responsive design

DevOps

Linux, Docker, Git, CI/CD, Cloudflare, Nginx, SSH, server architecture, deployment automation

WordPress Ecosystem

Plugin development, theme.json, block patterns, hooks/filters, add-on architecture, Ninja Forms

AI & Tooling

Claude, AI-assisted development, prompt engineering, automation workflows

Background

I studied Applied Foreign Languages (English & Spanish) at Université Paris 7, lived five years in Buenos Aires, and spent a year working in London. I’m trilingual — French, English, and Spanish — and comfortable working in distributed, international teams.

When I’m not writing code, I’m usually tinkering with self-hosted infrastructure, exploring AI tools, or contributing to open source projects.