Branislav Grbic
Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Belgrade, Central Serbia
Summary
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Top SchoolBranislav Grbic is a Principal Software Engineering Manager based in Belgrade with six years of professional experience building customer-focused database and Office experiences at Microsoft. He progressed rapidly through engineering and management roles on Teams responsible for SQL Managed Instance and Azure Data Studio, combining hands-on full‑stack changes with leadership of customer experience teams. Branislav’s hands-on contributions include adapting Azure Data Studio for SQL on Demand—tweaking UI, context menus, and server dashboards—demonstrating attention to both developer tooling and product UX. He is skilled at bridging product requirements and engineering execution to ship reliable data platform features at cloud scale. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he pairs deep product knowledge with a willingness to dive into code to unblock teams and improve customer outcomes.
6 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering
Github Skills (13)
azure-data-studio10
typescript10
azure10
typescripts10
microsoft-azure10
sql10
typescript-types10
electron9
database-administration8
databases8
sql-server8
database8
admin8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (2)
microsoft/azuredatastudio
Oct 2019 - Oct 2020
Azure Data Studio is a data management and development tool with connectivity to popular cloud and on-premises databases. Azure Data Studio supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, with immediate capability to connect to Azure SQL and SQL Server. Browse the extension library for more database support options including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 15 commits, 13 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Branislav primarily focused on modifying the Azure Data Studio application to accommodate changes related to a new engine edition, specifically SQL on Demand. Their contributions included adjusting context menus, hiding or modifying UI elements, and updating properties configurations to reflect these changes. They addressed multiple areas within the application, touching on data explorer components, scripting functionality, and server dashboard features.
sqlserverazure-sql-databasemicrosoftmanagement-tooldata-management
microsoft/sqltoolsservice
Oct 2019 - Oct 2020
SQL Tools API service that provides SQL Server data management capabilities.
Contributions:4 reviews, 7 commits, 10 PRs in 1 year
data-serverapidata-managementsql-serversqlserver
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