Alexandra Ross
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, Switzerland
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Alexandra Ross is a software engineer with eight years of experience at Microsoft, working across retail demo systems, cross-platform sync for Your Phone, and the Visual Studio Code ecosystem. She contributes full-stack expertise to VS Code and its GitHub Pull Requests extension, and has made notable open-source improvements to widely used projects like xterm.js and node-pty—enhancing terminal search and robust command-line argument parsing on Windows. Her work blends front-end UX improvements (comment threads, hover links, in-editor features) with backend API integrations and test automation, demonstrating attention to edge cases and reliability. Based in Redmond with a Computer Science degree from Virginia Tech, she pairs large-company product experience with hands-on open-source contribution. Outside engineering she volunteers at Meow Cat Rescue, where she also engages directly with customers—reflecting a practical, user-focused approach to problem solving.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Virginia Tech
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Github Skills (36)
vs-extension10
vscode-api10
javascript10
apidoc10
testing10
windows10
css10
command-line-arguments10
typescript10
terminal-emulator10
user-interface10
terminal-application10
vscode-extension10
editor10
regular-expression10
Programming languages (26)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
GitHub Pull Requests for Visual Studio Code
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:67 releases, 886 reviews, 1051 commits in 3 years
Contributions summary:Alexandra made several updates to the GitHub Pull Requests for Visual Studio Code repository, focusing on adding features and improving API usage. Their commits involved adding additional GitHub API usage and implementing issue-related concepts, suggesting involvement in backend logic and API integration. The user also worked on UI improvements such as making issue numbers links in hovers, implementing features like code completion for issues and user mentions, and incorporating code quote display for TODO entries.
visual-studio-codevscodepull-requests
microsoft/vscode
May 2018 - Jan 2023
Visual Studio Code
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 1881 reviews, 2043 commits in 4 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Alexandra's commits primarily involve modifying code within the `microsoft/vscode` repository, specifically focusing on features related to comments within the code editor. Their contributions include the addition of keybindings, improvements to the user interface (UI) for comment threads and widgets, and the implementation of new features such as support for file-level comments. They also address various bugs and issues, including those relating to incorrect display and functionality of comments and the code editor. The user demonstrates proficiency in both the front-end and back-end development aspects of the codebase.
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