Anton Kolesnyk
Software Development Engineer In Test at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAnton Kolesnyk is a Software Development Engineer in Test with seven years of professional experience and a long tenure at Microsoft based in Redmond, Washington. He combines a strong backend engineering background with test-focused craftsmanship, contributing to core SDKs such as Azure SDK for Go and helping keep C++ package integration (vcpkg) reliable for cross-platform builds. His work on azappconfig and vcpkg shows fluency in API-level implementation, release preparation, and dependency management—skills that reduce friction for downstream consumers and CI pipelines. Trained with an MS in Computer Science from Kharkiv National University of Radio-electronics, Anton blends academic rigor with hands-on problem solving across authentication, build systems, and platform compatibility. Colleagues can rely on him to bridge development and quality engineering, quietly improving foundational tooling that millions of cloud developers depend on.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at Kharkiv National University of Radio-electronics
Github Skills (17)
c-language10
lib10
azure-sdk10
cmake10
microsoft-azure10
go10
sdk10
golang10
vcpkg10
azure10
package-manager10
cprogramming-language10
c119
rest9
c179
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/azure-sdk-for-go
Mar 2022 - Nov 2022
This repository is for active development of the Azure SDK for Go. For consumers of the SDK we recommend visiting our public developer docs at:
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:50 reviews, 10 commits, 23 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Anton primarily contributed to the Azure SDK for Go, focusing on the App Configuration module. Their work involved implementing and modifying core functionalities within the `azappconfig` package, including methods for adding, deleting, and retrieving settings. The contributions also included preparing for releases and fixing HMAC authentication issues, demonstrating a solid understanding of the underlying API and release processes. These changes suggest a backend-focused role, implementing core features and maintaining existing functionality.
azure-sdk-for-goazuregorestazure-sdk
microsoft/vcpkg
Apr 2021 - Apr 2021
C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:73 reviews, 1 commit, 23 PRs in 1 day
Contributions summary:Anton's primary contribution focuses on maintaining and updating the vcpkg package manager's portfiles for the Azure SDK for C++. The commits involve upgrading manifest files, shortening source paths within the ports, fixing compilation issues, adding comments to portfiles, and updating dependencies. These changes directly impact the integration of Azure SDK libraries with vcpkg, ensuring compatibility and ease of use for developers. The user also worked on setting version properties for Azure SDK binaries within the CMake build files.
cpplinuxmacoswindowsvcpkg
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