Andrea Mah
Software Engineer II (Visual Studio Copilot) at Microsoft
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolAndrea Mah is a Software Engineer II at Microsoft specializing in Visual Studio and GitHub Copilot integrations, with eight years of experience building developer tools that bridge IDEs and AI. She has owned and improved core search in VS Code, contributed to Copilot Chat workspace agents using smart chunking strategies, and helped ship Live Preview and multi-workspace support—demonstrating a blend of product-focused engineering and user-centered UX iteration. Her background spans embedded and systems work (microcontroller simulators, ASIC verification) through to gameplay AI prototyping, giving her a practical cross-domain perspective on tooling and automation. Based in Vancouver and an alumna of UBC, she pairs rigorous engineering with active user engagement, often validating features directly with developers to shape impactful, discoverable experiences.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BASc. in Computer Engineering, BASc. in Computer Engineering at UBC Electrical and Computer EngineeringBachelor of Applied Science - BASc Software Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc Software Systems Engineering at University of Regina
Github Skills (108)
javascript-debugger10
github10
simulator10
docker-container10
makecode10
copilot10
ssh10
browser10
editor10
code-review10
gift10
code-editor10
jupyter-extension10
electron10
jupyter10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
andreamah/simple-web-proj
Jul 2021 - Oct 2024
Contributions:2 reviews, 8 PRs, 7 pushes in 3 years 3 months
microsoft/vscode-livepreview
May 2021 - Jan 2023
Hosts a local server in your workspace for you to preview your webpages.
Contributions:12 releases, 56 reviews, 506 commits in 1 year 8 months
localserver
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