Kar Lin
Software Engineer at Citadel
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKar Lin is a software engineer with 9 years of experience building secure, cloud-native backend systems at companies including Microsoft, Amazon, Qualcomm, and now Citadel. He specializes in cloud computing, storage and database management, and backend design, with hands-on proficiency in Java, C, Go, C#, and SQL. At Microsoft he focused on identity and authentication for Azure App Service and contributed to the Azure Functions host by modernizing storage integrations and reducing noisy logging, showing attention to both reliability and developer experience. He combines a security-first mindset with performance-focused engineering and a track record of shipping features that improve operational observability and deployment workflows. A former Georgia Tech TA and frequent mentor, he prioritizes collaboration, clear communication, and coaching to raise team impact. Colleagues describe him as goal-oriented and adaptable—able to dive into low-level systems work or drive higher-level architecture decisions.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyHigh School Diploma,Valedictorian, STEM, High School Diploma,Valedictorian, STEM at Center for Advanced StudiesMinor in Computing & Business, Minor in Computing & Business at Denning Technology & Management Program
Github Skills (11)
serverless10
azure10
azure-functions10
blob-storage10
microsoft-azure10
csharp10
dotnet-core10
dotnet9
net9
configuration-management9
asp-net9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/azure-functions-host
May 2021 - Nov 2021
The host/runtime that powers Azure Functions
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:41 reviews, 13 commits, 23 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Kar primarily focused on enhancing the Azure Functions host, specifically by adding support for "secretless" storage using Storage SDK 12.x. This involved modifying the BlobLeaseDistributedLockManager to integrate with the updated storage SDK. Additional contributions included removing noisy logging and reacting to configuration changes within the Azure Storage Provider. This work demonstrates a focus on storage-related functionality and configuration management within the Azure Functions environment.
azure-functionsazure-webjobs-sdkserverlessazure
karshinlin/karshinlin.github.io
Nov 2016 - Sep 2018
Professional Website
Contributions:6 PRs, 3 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 11 months
professional-websitejavascriptprofessional
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