Andrew Branson
Owner at Jolla
Thoiry, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Branson is an experienced software engineer and owner with 11+ years building resilient, open systems and a long history of bridging research-grade platforms to production. He led the CRISTAL platform from prototype to deployment at CERN, modernized its stack and open-sourced it, and later applied that systems-thinking to mobile and automotive middleware work on SailfishOS and containerized Android runtimes. Comfortable across kernel-to-application layers, he excels at debugging, reducing technical debt, and aligning architecture with real-world constraints. As a contractor he continues to embed complex runtimes into automotive infotainment while keeping a strong commitment to consumer freedom and collaborative open-source practices. Off-duty he moonlights as the lead vocalist in a blues-funk-soul band, a detail that hints at his collaborative leadership and performing-under-pressure instincts.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BSc. (Hons), Computer Science, BSc. (Hons), Computer Science at University of Staffordshire
Github Skills (103)
sailfishos10
obs10
ipc10
android10
connman10
pebble-watch9
obsolete9
bluez9
glib9
plugin9
pulseaudio9
geolocation8
browser8
javascript8
sarif8
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
abranson/rockpool
Feb 2016 - Jan 2023
Pebble client application for Sailfish OS
Contributions:2 reviews, 70 commits, 47 PRs in 7 years
sailfishos
abranson/droidmedia
Jan 2017 - Apr 2026
Contributions:149 pushes, 37 branches in 9 years 4 months
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