Jerry Xu
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
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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 (4)
windows10
color-picker10
powertoys10
desktop10
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
microsoft/PowerToys
Dec 2024 - Apr 2025
Windows system utilities to maximize productivity
Contributions:25 reviews, 18 PRs, 60 pushes in 3 months
fancyzoneswindowspowerrenameproductivitymaximize
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