Justin Moran
Principal Software Engineer, SQL Tools at Microsoft
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolJustin Moran is a Principal Software Engineer specializing in SQL tooling and the .NET stack, bringing six years of focused industry experience and a track record of leading teams at Microsoft and REPAY. He combines hands-on full-stack development with technical leadership—designing SOLID, readable APIs, building CI/CD pipelines, and improving developer processes while coaching junior engineers. Justin is an active open-source contributor to high-profile Microsoft projects like Azure Data Studio and sqltoolsservice, where his work on Kusto integration, token refresh, and drag-and-drop/object explorer features improved cloud connectivity and developer UX. He blends backend systems expertise (Kusto, SQL, authentication flows) with front-end enhancements, demonstrating a rare full-stack fluency in data tooling. Based in Phoenix and completing a Master of Engineering in Software Engineering, he pairs formal graduate study with practical production experience. A less obvious strength is his consistent focus on testability and refactoring—he often drives unit and integration test improvements to raise long-term code quality.
6 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree General Studies, Bachelor's Degree General Studies at Arizona State UniversityMaster of Engineering - MEng Software Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Software Engineering at Penn State World Campus
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/sqltoolsservice
May 2020 - Oct 2021
SQL Tools API service that provides SQL Server data management capabilities.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:182 reviews, 147 commits, 104 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Justin primarily contributed to the backend functionality of the SQL Tools API service, focusing on the Kusto Service Layer. They refactored and implemented features related to data source interaction, including database metadata, query execution, and Azure token refresh. Their work involved modifying and creating new classes and interfaces, especially within the Kusto data source layer, to support features like dashboard table loading and function execution. The user also addressed issues in the unit tests and made changes to improve overall code quality.
data-serverapidata-managementsql-serversqlserver
microsoft/azuredatastudio
May 2020 - Oct 2021
Azure Data Studio is a data management and development tool with connectivity to popular cloud and on-premises databases. Azure Data Studio supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, with immediate capability to connect to Azure SQL and SQL Server. Browse the extension library for more database support options including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:41 reviews, 163 commits, 166 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Justin primarily focused on enhancing the functionality and features of Azure Data Studio, particularly in the context of data management and database connectivity. Their contributions included implementing function support and drag-and-drop capabilities within the object explorer, as well as adding context menu options for scripting database objects. They also addressed Kusto-related token refresh issues, and added support for Azure Log Analytics and dSTS authentication. These changes spanned multiple areas, including UI modifications, backend logic, and integration with cloud services, showing a full-stack focus within the project.
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