Gail Z
Principal Software Engineer - Commercial Solution Areas CTO Engineering at Microsoft
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolGail Z is a Principal Software Engineer based in Atlanta with over two decades of experience designing and delivering large-scale, production-ready systems across enterprise, financial, and defense sectors. At Microsoft she leads Commercial Solution Areas CTO Engineering, building AI-driven and sustainability-focused solution accelerators and publishing tooling to GitHub that teams and customers rely on for migrations and automation. Her background spans cloud-native data modernizations—moving SMP/MPP platforms into Azure Synapse—and architecting automated Terraform foundations and serverless solutions using Azure Logic Apps, Functions, Cosmos DB, and AI/ML services. Known for leading by example, she combines hands-on engineering with program-level governance to produce durable, extensible solutions that reduce operational friction. Earlier roles include architecting mission-critical transformations for banks, DoD supply chains, and AT&T, earning patents and multiple industry awards along the way. She holds an Executive MBA and a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, blending rigorous technical depth with strategic business acumen.
8 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Executive MBA Executive Management and Finance , Executive MBA Executive Management and Finance at Kennesaw State University - Michael J. Coles College of BusinessDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering , Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
English, Chinese
Github Skills (12)
jumpstart10
azure-sql9
command-line-interface9
azure8
azure-cli8
sql8
command-line7
cli7
js2
typescript2
javascript2
purescript2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/AzureDWScriptsandUtilities
Sep 2018 - Aug 2022
A repository for sharing scripts and utilities developed by the Azure SQL DW Jumpstart Team
Contributions:83 commits, 65 pushes in 3 years 11 months
jumpstartsqlsharingazure-sqlazure
microsoft/Azure-PDF-Form-Processing-Automation-Solution-Accelerator
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:8 commits, 8 PRs, 6 pushes in 1 month
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