John Lian
Senior Product Manager - Azure IoT at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Lian is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft with 11 years of experience building and securing Azure IoT services, specializing in IoT Hub, Edge, and core messaging/configuration experiences. He has a strong track record of shipping high-impact security and networking features (VNet, IP firewall upgrades, ECC certificates) while executing zero-escalation customer migrations for deprecations. Previously he drove IoT Hub supportability and diagnostics improvements that doubled support tooling usage and helped position the service among Azure’s top-supported offerings. His background in robotics and mechanical engineering informs a pragmatic, systems-thinking approach to product design and automation. Based in Seattle, he blends deep technical empathy with measurable business outcomes—unblocking $100M+ in Azure commerce scenarios earlier in his career.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Shawnigan Lake SchoolBachelor's Degree, Honours Mechanical Engineering, 3.59, Bachelor's Degree, Honours Mechanical Engineering, 3.59 at McGill University
English, Chinese, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (192)
python10
command-line-interface10
azure-functions10
swagger10
rover10
microsoft-azure10
azure-cli10
arm10
rest-api10
openapi10
ros10
libfdk-aac10
webos10
javascript10
robotics10
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
jlian/azure-docs
Apr 2018 - Feb 2025
Contributions:10 pushes in 6 years 10 months
jlian/matlab-fem-solver
Feb 2016 - Aug 2022
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 6 years 7 months
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