Saul Bracha
Principal QA Engineer at ClickHouse
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolSaul Bracha is a Principal QA Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience bridging front-end development, back-end Java services, and cross-platform QA across web, Android, iOS and server APIs. He combines deep QA methodology and test-case design with practical engineering skills—having shipped frontend features at eMusic (apps with 1M+ downloads and the eStories release) and contributed core Android framework fixes for popular Xposed projects like GravityBox. At ClickHouse he progressed from Senior to Principal QA, applying scalable testing practices to data-intensive systems while staying active in Android ROM and low-level runtime work. His background includes Android ROM and Xposed module development focused on Samsung device compatibility, showing a knack for device-specific debugging and system-level hooks not obvious from a typical QA resume. Educated in computer programming and Google’s nanodegree programs, Saul blends formal training with long-term open-source collaboration. Based in Old Toronto, he brings a rare combination of product-facing front-end experience and deep platform-level engineering to quality and reliability challenges.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoGoogle Nanodegree, COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES, Google Nanodegree, COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES at UdacityAdvanced Diploma, Computer Programming, Advanced Diploma, Computer Programming at Seneca CollegeComputer Programming, Specific Applications, Computer Programming, Specific Applications at John Bryce
Github Skills (10)
javas10
debug10
c-language10
xposed-framework10
mobile-development10
cprogramming-language10
android10
xposed10
java10
android-ui9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ElderDrivers/EdXposed
Feb 2019 - Mar 2019
Elder driver Xposed Framework.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:16 commits, 2 PRs, 37 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Saul primarily focused on modifying the `post-fs-data.sh` script and Java files related to the EdXposed framework, particularly concerning system policies. They added and updated code related to `supolicy`, `mlstrustedsubject`, and app-related configurations. Furthermore, the user worked on hooking and deoptimizing methods within the Android runtime environment, including modifications to the `native_hook.cpp`, `java_hook.cpp` and related header files to enable features like deoptimizing methods and hooking instrumentation. Their contributions appear to involve core framework modifications to enhance the functionality or compatibility of the EdXposed framework.
xposedriruandroid-frameworkmagisk-moduleandroid
GravityBox/GravityBox
Oct 2017 - Apr 2019
Xposed Tweak Box for devices running Android 4.1/4.2/4.3/4.4/5.0/5.1/6.0/7/8/9/10/11
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:31 commits, 19 PRs, 7 comments in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Saul primarily focused on fixing bugs and making device-specific adjustments for the GravityBox Xposed module, especially for Samsung devices. Their contributions involved modifying core functionalities like battery style display, lockscreen app bar, home button behavior, quick settings, power menu, and navigation bar tweaks to ensure compatibility and proper function on Samsung devices. They also corrected exceptions related to the QuickSettings management and brightness bar functionality.
xposedboxsmartphoneandroidtweak
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