Conor Cunningham
Vice President Of Engineering at Microsoft
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolConor Cunningham is a veteran engineering leader and architect who has spent decades building and scaling relational database engines that power SQL Server, Azure SQL, and Synapse. As Microsoft’s Vice President of Engineering and Austin Site Leader, he combines hands-on systems design—especially query processing, performance tuning, and disaster recovery—with executive experience growing teams and aligning cross-organizational priorities. He’s led multiple major SQL Server releases and directed efforts to adapt database engines to next-generation hardware and cloud/PaaS environments. Known for bridging deep technical rigor with product and customer-facing strategy, Conor regularly engages with large ISVs and the broader community to drive adoption and influence platform direction. An alumnus of UT Austin and the University of Washington, he brings a rare mix of low-level systems expertise and large-scale program leadership.
9 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Masters, Computer Science, Masters, Computer Science at University of WashingtonBachelor of Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin
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Github Skills (19)
azure-sql-database10
azure10
google-cloud-dns9
sql9
sql-server9
google-dns7
database6
azure-management6
python-course6
azure-sql-server6
caching6
tsql6
appengine5
google5
google-cloud5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
conorcunningham/cunningtek-blog
May 2019 - Sep 2021
My Cunningtek blog
Contributions:9 PRs, 43 pushes in 2 years 4 months
conorcunningham/google-ddns
May 2019 - Sep 2021
Contributions:1 release, 33 commits, 16 PRs in 2 years 4 months
python-dynamic-dnsgcpgoogle-dnsappenginedns
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