Michael Solomon
Team Lead at Autodesk
Israel
Summary
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RockstarMichael Solomon is a backend-focused engineering leader with 11 years of experience, currently serving as Team Lead at Autodesk. He specializes in Node.js, testing, and production-ready architectures, combining hands-on development with a strong emphasis on test automation and best practices. His open-source work includes meaningful contributions to practica, a production-ready Node.js starter, and to the widely-followed nodejs-testing-best-practices repo where he implemented integration and component tests using Jest, Supertest, and nock. Michael’s career spans full-stack roles in startups and enterprise settings, showing a knack for refactoring, stabilizing systems, and improving developer workflows. Based in Israel, he brings both technical depth and team leadership, often bridging backend reliability with practical front-end and CI improvements.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
English, Hebrew
Github Skills (22)
javascript10
testing10
supertest10
express-ts10
component-testing10
jestjs10
nodejs10
backend10
integration-testing10
expressjs9
typescript9
guideline9
typescript-types9
react9
typescripts9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
goldbergyoni/nodejs-testing-best-practices
Nov 2020 - Nov 2022
Beyond the basics of Node.js testing. Including a super-comprehensive best practices list and an example app (April 2025)
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Backend Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:63 reviews, 53 commits, 43 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Michael's contributions primarily focus on enhancing the backend and ensuring robust testing practices. They've modified backend code, including the API under test, and made changes to the order repository. A significant portion of the commits involves setting up, writing, and refining integration and component tests using tools like Jest, Supertest, and nock, as evidenced by changes to test files and configurations. The commits highlight best practices for testing in Node.js environments, aligning with the repository's focus on testing methodologies.
nodejstestingjavascriptbackenddatabase
practicajs/practica
Apr 2022 - Sep 2022
Node.js solution starter boilerplate that is production-ready, packed with ✅ best practices and built with simplicity in mind
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:19 reviews, 26 commits, 85 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on refactoring and merging code changes within the repository. The commits demonstrate work on both front-end (interactive-cli.tsx) and back-end (order-service and jwt-token-verifier) components, indicating a full-stack development role. Their contributions include fixing bugs, integrating code, and updating dependencies, ensuring the project's stability and functionality.
nodejsexpressfastifypostgresqlmongodb
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