Alexander Graul
Software Engineer at SUSE
Germany
Summary
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RockstarAlexander Graul is a software engineer based in Germany with 10 years of experience building backend systems, test automation, and DevOps tooling. At SUSE since 2020 he works on robust infrastructure and automation, drawing on a history of contributions to SaltStack, Uyuni, and openSUSE test suites. His open-source work spans backend improvements, Docker integration, package verification, and reliable test-case design—often adding unit tests and refactors that reduce maintenance debt. He is also a full‑stack contributor to the well-known Doom Emacs project, where he tweaks editor modules and enhances language support, revealing a preference for practical developer ergonomics. Colleagues can expect someone who balances careful QA and secure verification (e.g., GPG/checksum work) with pragmatic feature delivery.
10 years of coding experience
German, English, Spanish
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Github Skills (37)
docker10
pytest10
python10
back-end-development10
perl10
dockers10
opensuse10
emacs-lisp10
saltstack10
emacs10
devil10
backend10
test-automation10
testing9
ruby-rails9
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
uyuni-project/uyuni
May 2020 - Jan 2023
Source code for Uyuni
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:502 reviews, 82 commits, 72 PRs in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Alexander's contributions primarily involve enhancing the Uyuni backend codebase. They focused on improving package index verification by integrating the best available checksum algorithms. Additionally, they addressed a bug related to multiple group formulas in the web component. Furthermore, the user made unit test improvements and adapted tests to changes in the GPG signature verification process.
spring-bootpythonuyunisuse-managerlinux
os-autoinst/os-autoinst-distri-opensuse
Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
os-autoinst test cases for openSUSE
Role in this project:QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:7 commits, 9 PRs, 8 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Alexander primarily contributed to test case improvements and enhancements for the `os-autoinst` test suite, which focuses on testing openSUSE installations. They added checks and assertions to verify system behavior within YaST modules and virtualization environments. The user also addressed GUI interactions by modifying tests to use clicks instead of keyboard input for better reliability. Furthermore, the user enabled strict mode checks, ensuring code quality and adherence to coding standards.
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