Holly Boothroyd
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolHolly Boothroyd is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft with eight years of experience building consumer-facing products used by millions, including Paint 3D and Xbox, and now contributing to Microsoft Search, Assistance, and Intelligence. She brings full‑stack proficiency across C++, C#, UWP/XAML and a track record of shipping reliable, scalable features and improving product telemetry and error handling. Holly pairs hands‑on engineering with program leadership—founding HerHelloWorld to support 40k+ followers and serving on Women @ Microsoft professional development initiatives. Her work blends product-focused development with a passion for democratizing access to tech, particularly by creating pathways for underrepresented communities into high‑impact careers. She has a history of proactive cross‑functional collaboration from internships to senior roles and a knack for turning usability and reliability gaps into measurable improvements. Based in the UK and rooted in both industry and grassroots outreach, she strives to create multi‑generational change in STEM through mentoring, advocacy, and scalable engineering.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Game Development in C++, Game Development in C++ at DigiPen Institute of TechnologyHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Issaquah High SchoolComputing and Information Technology BSc(Hons) Computer Science, Computing and Information Technology BSc(Hons) Computer Science at University of Surrey
English, Spanish, Italian
Github Skills (13)
highlighting7
bootstrap5
responsive5
css5
javascript4
windows-phone3
uwp-applications3
winrt2
wpf2
csharp2
uwp1
xaml1
uwp-apps1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ObsidianSwan/Sync
Jan 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:68 commits, 61 PRs, 41 pushes in 3 months
ObsidianSwan/Personal-Website
Aug 2018 - Jul 2020
My personal website highlighting my education, workplace experience, and personal projects. This website uses HTML, CSS, and Javascript, Bootstrap, and Fullpage.js to create a modern responsive website.
Contributions:31 commits, 25 PRs, 20 pushes in 1 year 11 months
workplaceresponsive-websitecssjavascriptfullpage
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