Jerry Xu
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJerry Xu is a Senior Software Engineer based in Seattle with a trajectory of hands-on engineering across enterprise and cloud networking at Microsoft after formative roles at IBM, Capital One, and CIBC. In under a decade he’s progressed from intern and Java developer roles to building resilient, scalable systems—most recently contributing to Azure software-defined networking. He blends backend expertise (Java, Kafka, APIs) with practical security and fault-tolerance design, and has experience applying cognitive/predictive techniques to real-world data problems. Known for translating legacy systems into modern, production-ready services, he pairs strong academic foundations from McMaster with a pragmatic, product-focused engineering approach.
1 year of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Science at McMaster University
Github Skills (23)
windows10
powertoys10
command-palette10
powershell-module6
command-line6
command-line-interface6
directml4
csharp4
visual-studio4
cli4
ai3
wpf3
dotnet3
whisper3
winget3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (3)
microsoft/PowerToys
Dec 2024 - Jun 2025
Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that supercharge productivity and customization on Windows
Contributions:30 reviews, 20 PRs, 65 pushes in 6 months
powertoyswindowsdesktopfancyzonesmicrosoft-powertoys
microsoft/ai-dev-gallery
Oct 2025 - Oct 2025
An open-source project for Windows developers to learn how to add AI with local models and APIs to Windows apps.
Contributions:1 issue in 1 day
aiwindowswindows-appdirectmldotnet
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