Alex Kwan
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Kwan is a Senior Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft with 13 years of experience building mobile network and user-facing applications across OS and application layers. He brings deep practical knowledge of mobile phone technology, networking protocols and distributed systems, honed through roles at Research In Motion and hands-on BlackBerry and Android development. Alex combines leadership with active engineering—contributing front-end and native fixes to community projects like BlackBerry WebWorks and improving UX and resilience in Azure Communication Services samples. Known for pragmatic refactors and attention to asynchronous and networked code performance, he often bridges native C++ plugins and web UI work. Based in Vancouver, he pairs a computing science background with a proven track record of shipping reliable, user-focused mobile features at scale.
13 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)Bachelor of Science, Computing Science, Bachelor of Science, Computing Science at Simon Fraser University
English
Github Skills (17)
javascript10
c-language10
css10
typescript10
ui-design10
uid10
front-end-development10
azure-communication-services10
typescript-types10
html10
typescripts10
cprogramming-language10
react10
json9
redux9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Azure-Samples/communication-services-web-calling-hero
Oct 2020 - Mar 2021
Hero sample to showcase web calling capabilities for Azure Communication Services
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 3 reviews, 23 commits in 4 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily focused on enhancing the front-end user experience within the Azure Communication Services web calling sample. Their contributions involved implementing call retry logic, managing the display of messages, and improving UI elements. They also addressed bugs related to microphone selection and ensured the display of correct terminology. The user made significant updates to the configuration and media gallery components, demonstrating a hands-on approach to UI development and user interaction.
callingazure-functionsazure-app-serviceazure-communication-servicescommunication
blackberry/WebWorks-Community-APIs
Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
Community owned repository containing JavaScript Extensions for BlackBerry WebWorks
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:19 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Alex primarily focused on enhancing the BlackBerry WebWorks community APIs. Their work involved fixing parameter handling within the vibration module, which included changes in JavaScript and C++ code. The user also updated the test application, transforming it into a game, indicating a strong focus on user experience and front-end development. The changes covered both front-end (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and back-end (JNEXT plugin, native C++ code) aspects of the vibration API.
javascriptextensionsjavascript-extensions
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