Justin Chen
Software Engineer (Visual Studio Code) at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJustin Chen is a software engineer at Microsoft working on Visual Studio Code, bringing six years of full-stack experience and a CS+Applied Math degree from UC Berkeley. He focuses on editor UX and language features—notably improving Markdown handling, code actions, and adding a refactor preview in the VS Code command palette for safer edits. His background spans internships and engineering roles at Intel, Planet, and aerospace organizations, plus leadership in student space tech and web dev groups, reflecting both product and systems acumen. Based in Seattle, he blends low-level reliability work with front-end polish and has a habit of turning editor workflows into tangible productivity gains for developers.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Bachelor's degree Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at University of California, BerkeleyHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Arnold O. Beckman High School
English, Chinese, Spanish
Github Skills (9)
visual-studio-code10
markdown10
typescript10
typescripts10
markdown-it10
act10
typescript-types10
testing10
javascript9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vscode
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Visual Studio Code
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 releases, 785 reviews, 102 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Justin primarily contributed to the markdown language features within the Visual Studio Code repository. They were involved in fixing bugs related to markdown underlines and link handling, as well as refactoring and enhancing the code action feature within the editor to improve the user's code editing experience. The user also developed a refactor preview functionality in the command palette, allowing for a preview of changes before applying.
visual-studio-codeeditorelectrontypescriptmicrosoft
justschen/vscode
Jun 2022 - Feb 2026
Visual Studio Code
Contributions:38 PRs, 1585 pushes, 469 branches in 3 years 9 months
visual-studio-code
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