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.
11 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 (127)
sailfishos10
mer10
ipc10
binder10
javascript9
obs9
browser9
geolocation9
pebble9
glib9
nokia9
seccomp9
pulseaudio9
android9
bluez8
Programming languages (18)
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
pebblesailfishsailfish-os
abranson/droidmedia
Jan 2017 - Jan 2018
Contributions:138 pushes, 35 branches in 11 months
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