Samuel Haddad
Director Of Engineering at Toast
Greater Boston United States
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Top SchoolSamuel Haddad is a Director of Engineering in Greater Boston with 15 years of experience leading teams and delivering reliable software at scale, currently driving engineering at Toast. He blends hands-on coding and test automation with strategic management, having progressed through tech lead and engineering manager roles into senior leadership. Samuel contributes to open-source projects like OptiKey and nopCommerce, focusing on QA, test automation, and pragmatic bug fixes that improve code quality and accessibility. An entrepreneurial problem-solver who tinkers in his spare time, he pairs a developer’s attention to detail with a leader’s focus on team growth and product excellence. Outside work he’s an avid traveler, photographer, and soccer fan, which informs a collaborative, globally minded approach to engineering culture.
15 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Degree Information Technology, Bachelor of Science Degree Information Technology at Rochester Institute of TechnologySaint John's High School
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
nopSolutions/nopCommerce
Feb 2016 - May 2016
ASP.NET Core eCommerce software. nopCommerce is a free and open-source shopping cart.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 10 PRs, 9 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Samuel primarily focused on bug fixes and minor improvements within the nopCommerce e-commerce platform. Their commits addressed issues such as correcting typos in the code base, removing unnecessary parentheses, and switching to static encodings. Additionally, the user made updates to ensure the correct MIME types were used for exporting data in XLSX format and added support for plugin logos with transparent backgrounds, demonstrating a focus on code quality and minor enhancements to the application.
sqlserverecommerceshopping-cartshopdotnetcore
OptiKey/OptiKey
Dec 2015 - Jan 2016
OptiKey - Full computer control and speech with your eyes
Role in this project:QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:13 commits, 7 PRs, 16 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Samuel's contributions primarily involve writing and adding unit tests for various extension classes within the OptiKey project. These tests cover string and character extensions, ensuring functionality like diacritic removal, character categorization, and conversion to virtual key codes. The user refactored code and addressed minor bugs identified through the unit tests, demonstrating a focus on code quality and reliability. The changes indicate a proactive approach to testing and maintaining the codebase.
speech-recognitiondisabilitiesc-sharpeye-trackingassistive-technology
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