Asaf Korem
Software Engineer at Stealth Startup
Tel-Aviv District, Israel
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Top SchoolAsaf Korem is a software engineer based in Tel Aviv with 5 years of experience building mobile infrastructure and AI-powered products, most recently leading AI innovation efforts at Wix and now at a stealth startup. He combines deep iOS and React Native expertise with test automation and CI reliability work—contributing to prominent open-source projects like Detox and React Native Navigation to improve E2E testing and mobile UX. As a hands-on leader he’s shipped developer-facing tools such as Wix nano and Wix Pilot that turn user intent into production-ready experiences, and his OSS contributions show a knack for refactoring tests and stabilizing complex platform behaviors. A former C4I systems engineer with a CS degree from Hebrew University, he blends disciplined systems thinking with product-focused iteration and public-speaking/OOS advocacy.
5 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Github Skills (16)
mobile10
uitest10
objective-c10
automation10
navigationbar10
ios10
automations10
react-native10
ui-testing10
navigationview10
navigation-drawer10
test-automation10
testing9
javascript7
uiviewcontroller6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
wix/Detox
Oct 2021 - Jan 2023
Gray box end-to-end testing and automation framework for mobile apps
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (iOS) & Test Automation Engineer
Mobile Developer (iOS) & Test Automation EngineerContributions:63 releases, 499 reviews, 337 commits in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Asaf primarily contributed to the Detox test automation framework for iOS applications. Their work included removing redundant code in the React Native support files, refactoring code to utilize `fishhook` for reference from DetoxSync. The user also implemented new tests for hittability with overlay views and the test suite. In addition, the user was instrumental in adding support for the `--headless` configuration and fixing crashes, likely related to test environment or iOS version incompatibilities.
e2e-teststest-automationend-to-endboxend-to-end-testing
wix/react-native-navigation
Jan 2022 - Jan 2025
A complete native navigation solution for React Native
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:11 reviews, 31 PRs, 47 pushes in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Asaf primarily contributed to bug fixes and enhancements within the iOS codebase of the React Native Navigation project. They addressed issues related to modal presentation and bottom tab bar behavior, including ensuring the initial tab loads correctly. Their work also involved updating test configurations, specifically for testing devices and iOS versions, and modifying existing test cases to reflect these changes. In addition, the user made improvements related to text display on iPads in the bottom navigation bar.
navigatorreactreact-native-navigationreact-nativenavigation
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