Alexandru Dima
Partner Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Alexandru Dima is a seasoned software engineering leader with 11 years of experience, currently a Partner Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft in Zurich driving Visual Studio Code development. He blends hands-on engineering—evidenced by contributions to the popular microsoft/vscode-extension-samples repo where he improved the vim-sample with IME support and normalization of mappings—with strategic team and product leadership. His career spans research and industry roles from IBM Rational Research Lab to Alcatel‑Lucent, giving him deep experience in web-based planning, developer tooling, and telecom systems. A Master of Science in Computer Science from ETH Zürich, he pairs rigorous academic training with pragmatic delivery. Colleagues describe him as a bridge between core editor internals and user-facing extension ecosystems, able to translate developer ergonomics into concrete technical improvements. He brings an engineer-first management style that still ships code and improves developer workflows at scale.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Grigore MoisilMaster of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at ETH ZürichBachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at Universitatea Politehnica din Timişoara
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Github Skills (16)
vs-extension10
visual-studio-code10
vim10
javascript10
vscode-extension10
typescript-types9
typescript9
typescripts9
debugging6
powershell6
gulp6
git6
nodejs6
unity-game-engine6
jquery6
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vscode-extension-samples
Aug 2016 - Dec 2021
Sample code illustrating the VS Code extension API.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 reviews, 8 commits, 2 PRs in 5 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Alexandru contributed to the development of the vim-sample extension within the VS Code extension samples repository. Their work included implementing IME support, which involved modifying the controller and extension files. Furthermore, the user normalized the vim sample by adjusting mappings, motions, and common elements within the project. This work demonstrates a focus on enhancing the functionality and structure of the vim-sample extension.
apivs-code-extensionvscodevscode-extensionvs-code
alexdima/vscode-lcov
Aug 2016 - Jan 2022
Contributions:57 commits, 4 PRs, 23 pushes in 5 years 6 months
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