Javier Denizac
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Greater Orlando United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJavier Denizac is a software engineer and Marine Corps veteran with seven years of experience building C++ tooling, build systems, and DevOps improvements, currently at Microsoft. He contributes to high-impact open-source projects like microsoft/vcpkg and vcpkg-tool, focusing on build script reliability, portfile fixes, and localization to improve international developer experience. His background in the infantry informs a pragmatic, disciplined approach to engineering problems and cross-team collaboration. Comfortable operating from low-level build details to build-system architecture, he has a track record of making complex C++ builds more robust and concurrent-aware. Based in Greater Orlando, he blends hands-on coding with a systems mindset and a knack for improving developer workflows.
7 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Diploma at University High SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Sophomore, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Sophomore at Amherst CollegeBachelors, Computer Science, Freshman, Bachelors, Computer Science, Freshman at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Spanish
Github Skills (13)
internationalization10
localization10
c-language10
package-manager10
cmake10
globalization10
build-system10
lib10
cprogramming-language10
boost10
devops9
c119
c179
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vcpkg
Sep 2022 - Nov 2022
C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:425 reviews, 4 commits, 2033 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:Javier primarily contributes to the `microsoft/vcpkg` repository by modifying build scripts and portfiles for various C++ libraries. Their work includes adapting build processes to respect concurrency settings, fixing configuration issues for specific libraries like PCL and Qt5, and updating the build system for Boost. They also address build and configuration problems related to external dependencies and ensure the build process correctly integrates with the `vcpkg` package manager.
c-plus-plussetuptoolspackage-managermacoscplusplus
microsoft/vcpkg-tool
Jun 2022 - Jan 2023
Components of microsoft/vcpkg's binary.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Localization Specialist
Back-end Developer & Localization SpecialistContributions:186 reviews, 30 commits, 85 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Javier primarily focused on localizing string messages within the vcpkg-tool repository. Their contributions involved modifying and adding messages for improved internationalization, covering several files related to build processes and other core functionalities. The user also reorganized and refactored existing localization files, sorted messages, and addressed feedback related to the structure and implementation of the localization efforts. Additionally, the user contributed to improving the software by removing debug options when not in debug mode.
vcpkgbinary-smicrosoft
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