Matan Borenkraout
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Summary
🤩
Rockstar🎓
Top SchoolMatan Borenkraout is a Principal Software Engineer based in Tel Aviv with 11 years building robust front-end systems and developer tooling, now leading technical efforts at Microsoft. He progressed through multiple engineering levels at Microsoft after a strong senior frontend background at eXelate (Nielsen) and infi, and brings hands-on experience from early full-stack and training roles in the IDF’s software academy. Matan is an active open-source contributor to the popular Testing Library ecosystem, improving docs and React testing utilities to keep pace with React releases and migration paths like "migrate from enzyme." He excels at bridging developer experience and product stability—fixing subtle build and UI issues while shaping compatibility and migration stories for other engineers. Colleagues describe him as a practical problem-solver who pairs deep frontend expertise with a knack for making complex migrations and tooling feel straightforward. His combination of production leadership and community-focused contributions makes him a strong advocate for maintainable, testable front-end systems.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science at The College of Management Academic StudiesSoftware Developer, Software Developer at Mamram - Computer Academy of IDF
Stackoverflow
2,753reputation
249kreached
43answers
2questions
google-analytics
top-1%
material-ui
top-5%
Github Skills (17)
javascript10
google-analytics10
testing10
react-testing-library10
docusaurus10
react10
documentation10
material-ui9
css7
html6
react-router6
event-handling6
react-ga6
redux6
dropdown-menu6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
testing-library/testing-library-docs
Apr 2020 - Mar 2022
docs site for @testing-library/*
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:188 reviews, 24 commits, 226 PRs in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Matan primarily contributed to the documentation site for the Testing Library project. Their work involved migrating the documentation from Docusaurus, adding a "migrate from enzyme" section, and updating the sidebar. They also fixed a bug in the edit button URL and adjusted the width to prevent overflow issues. Furthermore, the user updated Algolia credentials.
reactjsdomdocusaurusjesttesting
testing-library/react-testing-library
Jul 2020 - Apr 2021
🐐 Simple and complete React DOM testing utilities that encourage good testing practices.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:30 reviews, 5 commits, 30 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Matan primarily focused on improving the testing utilities for React DOM. They addressed build issues related to React versions and implemented fixes for React next versions, ensuring compatibility. They also added warnings when certain global variables are missing and worked on exporting new act features, enhancing the testing environment. Additionally, the user modified the canary version check, making it more specific.
reactjesttestingjavascriptreact-dom
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.