Summary
Andrew Pardoe is a seasoned software engineering manager with 11 years of experience leading compiler, runtime, and developer tools efforts at Microsoft and Meta. He has deep technical roots in compiler toolchains, CLR runtime subsystems, and mobile build tooling, and has bridged product and infrastructure teams as both a TPM and engineering manager. Currently he leads infrastructure to help product teams enforce large-scale data and privacy policies, representing a purposeful shift from compilers to privacy-preserving developer tools. His background includes driving creation of the C++ Core Guidelines and serving as scribe for the ISO C++ Evolution Working Group, signaling strong standards and cross-team collaboration expertise. Based in the Greater Seattle Area, he combines rigorous academic training in CS and applied mathematics with a humanities perspective from philosophy and English, which informs his pragmatic, human-centered approach to tooling and policy.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS) Computer Science, Master of Science (MS) Computer Science at University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Philosophy and English, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Philosophy and English at Kent State University