Ahmed Ashour
Principal Software Development Engineer at Microsoft
Issaquah, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAhmed Ashour is a Principal Software Development Engineer at Microsoft with a decade-plus tenure building AI-powered production services and enterprise tooling. He progressed through research and engineering roles into principal-level leadership since joining Microsoft as an intern, blending research rigor with production-grade backend development. Based in Issaquah, WA, Ahmed has hands-on experience automating operational workflows—evidenced by contributions to microsoft/CSS-Exchange where he wrote PowerShell logic to aggregate and report Exchange Online message traces. He excels at turning telemetry and large-scale event data into actionable reports and reliable services, bridging data insight and engineering delivery. Known for iterative code improvements that boost readability and functionality, he pairs technical craftsmanship with pragmatic product impact.
5 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Engineering at Cairo University
Arabic, English
Github Skills (8)
powershell10
exchange-online10
scripting10
aggregator9
aggregates9
aggregate9
aggregations9
ag9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (2)
microsoft/CSS-Exchange
May 2021 - May 2021
Exchange Server support tools and scripts
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 4 pushes in 1 day
Contributions summary:Ahmed primarily contributed to the development of a PowerShell script designed for extracting and reporting top recipients from Exchange Online message traces. Their work involved writing the core logic to aggregate message trace events, calculate recipient counts, and generate an hourly report. The user also made iterative improvements to the code, including formatting and parameter ordering, to enhance readability and functionality.
exchangeexchange-serversupport-toolsmicrosoft
todlambe/ThrillSeekerUI
Jul 2020 - Aug 2020
Contributions:1 PR, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 28 days
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