Hassan Sufi
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolHassan Sufi is a senior software engineer in Seattle with 11 years of experience building secure, user-focused cloud and edge systems at Microsoft, primarily on MakeCode and Azure Sphere. He blends front-end UX improvements—like simulator state persistence and safer iframe handling—with low-level networking and security work for IoT, demonstrating range from UI polish to systems hardening. At Microsoft he has progressed through roles focused on education technology and secure IoT, shipping features that improve usability for learners while closing cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. A Brown CS graduate and former course lead, he also has hands-on experience mentoring students and managing teaching teams, which informs his pragmatic approach to developer experience. His open-source contributions to the widely used Microsoft MakeCode project show a commitment to improving tooling that reaches educators and makers globally.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at Brown UniversityHigh School, 4.0, High School, 4.0 at Venture Prep
English, Italian, Somali
Github Skills (14)
typescript10
javascript10
typescripts10
typescript-types10
react9
editor9
ui-design9
localstorage9
editors9
bit8
blockly8
css8
html8
bbc-microbit8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/pxt
Aug 2020 - Aug 2022
Microsoft MakeCode (PXT - Programming eXperience Toolkit)
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:55 reviews, 39 commits, 50 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Hassan primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and functionality of the MakeCode platform. They implemented features related to storing and retrieving simulator state using local storage, improving the simulator's behavior on shared project pages. Additionally, the user addressed security vulnerabilities related to cross-site scripting within the simulator's iframe, improving security. They also contributed to UI/UX improvements, including the addition of search placeholders, tag color changes, and a more user-friendly extension browser.
minecraftadafruitpxtjavascriptexperience-toolkit
aznhassan/aznhassan.github.io
Aug 2015 - Dec 2020
Contributions:81 pushes, 2 branches in 5 years 4 months
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