Brian Xu
Software Engineer (Special Projects And Resources, M365 Substrate Platform)
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrian Xu is a software engineer with a decade of experience building user-centered UX frameworks and platform infrastructure at Microsoft, currently modernizing engineering systems for the M365 Substrate AI-enabled data platform. He blends deep C++ framework expertise with hands-on prototyping, accessibility advocacy, and cross-team mentorship—having led UX alignment to Windows 11 visuals and organized Edge’s first Framework Convention. Brian has a strong HCI + CS foundation from Carnegie Mellon and a track record of reducing technical debt, resolving merge conflicts, and scaling teams across geographies. He pairs design sensitivity with pragmatic engineering, often translating visual design intent into robust, accessible implementations. Notably, his background ranges from Win32 API bridging and web platform work to corporate intranet and teacher CMS projects, reflecting a long-standing interest in making complex systems usable and maintainable.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Human-Computer Interaction & Computer Science, 3.89/4.00 (Cumulative GPA), Bachelor of Science (BS), Human-Computer Interaction & Computer Science, 3.89/4.00 (Cumulative GPA) at Carnegie Mellon UniversityInternational Baccalaureate Diploma, International Baccalaureate Diploma at United Nations International School
Spanish, French, Chinese, English
Github Skills (8)
chromium6
api2
jekyll2
graph1
azure-active-directory1
azure1
data-visualization1
active-directory1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Earthlapse/data-visualization-tools
Feb 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:18 releases, 6 PRs, 120 pushes in 2 months
Lidaron/CMU-F15-UPSA
Aug 2016 - Jan 2026
Contributions:9 pushes in 9 years 6 months
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