Joey Wunderlich
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJoey Wunderlich is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience focused on developer tools and education, currently working on Microsoft MakeCode and VS Code for Education in Redmond. He combines front-end and full-stack skills—shipping UI features, accessibility fixes, simulator and compiler improvements—across prominent open-source MakeCode repositories such as pxt, pxt-arcade, and pxt-microbit. Joey has designed high-school curricula and interactive courses for block- and TypeScript-based learning, and built user-facing libraries and a particle effects engine that make complex concepts approachable for beginners. Notably, his contributions improved accessibility, image editor UX, and editor tooling while also enabling partnerships like the MakeCode NFL page and live student streams during COVID-19 school closures.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
University of Washington
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (26)
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javascript10
simulations10
typescript10
ui-design10
editor10
uid10
micro10
front-end-development10
bbc-microbit10
typescript-types10
makecode10
blockly10
bit10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/pxt-arcade
Jul 2018 - Jan 2023
Arcade game editor based on Microsoft MakeCode
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:397 reviews, 342 commits, 517 PRs in 4 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Joey contributed to the Microsoft MakeCode Arcade project, primarily by making changes to the core game editor and associated documentation. Their commits show significant work in refactoring code, fixing bugs related to namespaces and block structures, and updating the user interface. The user also implemented and upgraded features, including modifications to the Corgi and Dart extensions and a new page for the NFL game.
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microsoft/pxt
Sep 2018 - Jan 2023
Microsoft MakeCode (PXT - Programming eXperience Toolkit)
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1464 reviews, 774 commits, 1138 PRs in 4 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Joey contributed to the front-end development of the project, focusing on implementing UI components and features, particularly within the image editor. They made improvements to the accessibility of the user interface, addressing issues related to tab indexing, color contrast, and button behavior. Furthermore, they worked on enhancing the user experience by improving code card display, including features like displaying the code in the right place, showing the right number of code examples and also expanding the functionality of the image editor, such as adding keyboard shortcuts and providing better UI interactions.
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