Benjin Dubishar is a Software Engineer II based in Seattle with 13 years of experience at Microsoft specializing in data platform tooling and developer-facing products. He’s an active contributor to high-profile open-source projects like microsoft/sqltoolsservice and Azure Data Studio, adding SQL Server deployment features (SqlCmdVars support in DacFx Deploy/GenerateDeployScript) and enhancing accessibility through ARIA improvements. Equally at home in back-end database engineering and front-end accessibility, he focuses on practical automation, testing, and usability changes that help both engineers and users of assistive technologies. Early internships at Google and a BS in Software Engineering from RIT complement a career that bridges research-quality tooling and production delivery.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
BS, Software Engineering, BS, Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology
Computer Science, Artifical Intelligence, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Artifical Intelligence, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
SQL Tools API service that provides SQL Server data management capabilities.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer / Database Engineer
Contributions:157 reviews, 24 commits, 126 PRs in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Benjin primarily contributed to the `microsoft/sqltoolsservice` repository, focusing on enhancing SQL Server data management capabilities. Their work involved adding support for SqlCmdVars in DacFx Deploy and GenerateDeployScript functionalities, which improved the deployment process and script generation. The user also implemented validation for streaming jobs and addressed code-related issues such as filename capitalization and version bumps, demonstrating proficiency in SQL tools and related testing. Additionally, they worked on splitting default DacFx options for publish and schema compare, adding test calls and handling default publish options requests.
Azure Data Studio is a data management and development tool with connectivity to popular cloud and on-premises databases. Azure Data Studio supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, with immediate capability to connect to Azure SQL and SQL Server. Browse the extension library for more database support options including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer & Accessibility Specialist
Contributions:682 reviews, 136 commits, 352 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Benjin focused on improving the accessibility of UI elements within Azure Data Studio. Their work involved adding and modifying aria labels and roles for buttons and tables to enhance screen reader compatibility. They implemented features such as adding aria attributes to specific components to improve narration and overall usability. The user also contributed to input box improvements by adding aria-live support.
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Benjin Dubishar - Software Engineer II at Microsoft