Lewis Cheng
Sr. Software Engineer at Microsoft
Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
Summary
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Top SchoolLewis Cheng is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience, currently delivering backend solutions at Microsoft in Shanghai’s Xuhui district. He is a core developer and architect in the OData ecosystem, contributing to OData.NET, Web API OData, OData C++, and RESTier, with hands-on work shipping sample services (notably AdventureWorksLT) and refining data routing, formats, and tooling. His recent work focuses on back-end excellence—refactoring project structure, adding application/xml support, and evolving RESTier samples to reflect real-world data scenarios. He combines a strong mathematical foundation (BS in Mathematics) with a CS MEng from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, enabling rigorous problem solving and scalable software design. Over more than a decade at Microsoft, he has progressed from SDE Intern to Senior Software Engineer, steadily shaping enterprise-grade APIs and data services. Based in Shanghai, he brings cross-border experience building and refining open-source-like data services while collaborating across global teams.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Chinese, English
Github Skills (9)
url-routing10
asp-net-web-api10
csharp10
odata10
dotnet-core10
web-api9
entity-framework9
xml8
sql8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
OData/WebApi
May 2015 - Aug 2016
OData Web API: A server library built upon ODataLib and WebApi
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:68 commits, 10 PRs, 57 pushes in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Lewis's contributions center around refactoring and improving the OData Web API project. They moved files within the project's structure, specifically placing files into an "Extensions" folder. The user implemented support for writing application/xml content and refactored routing conventions. These changes likely involved improving the project's architecture, expanding its functionality, and ensuring compatibility with different data formats.
apiwebapiweb-apirest-apiserver-library
OData/ODataSamples
Apr 2015 - Jul 2016
Samples: For ODataLib, OData Web API, RESTier, etc.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 commits, 18 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Lewis's contributions primarily involve developing and integrating RESTier samples, specifically focusing on the AdventureWorksLT database. They added a RESTier sample service based on AdventureWorks, including the necessary project files and dependencies. The user also refactored SQL script loading and updated OData library versions. They further implemented additional functionality for the sample application like adding 'fallback' features.
apimediatorweb-apirest-apijava
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