Kim-adeline Miguel
Senior Software Engineer at GitHub
France
Summary
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Top SchoolKim-adeline Miguel is a Senior Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building reliable developer tools and full-stack applications, currently working on GitHub's Copilot features. She has strong expertise in backend and test automation—particularly improving VS Code's Python extension at Microsoft—plus hands-on experience shaping CLI and code generation in the RedwoodJS framework. Comfortable across Python, TypeScript, and native platforms, she pairs pragmatic engineering with a flair for refactoring, debugging and shipping robust test suites that improve cross-platform compatibility. A frequent speaker and open-source contributor, she has presented at PyCon and helped steward community processes like conference track reviews. Based in France, she brings a curious, iterative approach to problem solving—often learning through “making bugs and fixes”—and a quieter passion for plants and playful emoji-driven communication.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange semester, Vision Graphics and Interactive Systems, Exchange semester, Vision Graphics and Interactive Systems at Aalborg UniversityMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Engineering, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Engineering at Université de Technologie de Compiègne
English, French, Danish
Github Skills (22)
unit-testing10
debugging10
debug10
javascript10
pytest10
python10
typescript10
vscode-extension10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
react10
cli10
test-automation10
jes9
testing9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vscode-python
Jul 2019 - May 2022
Python extension for Visual Studio Code
Role in this project:
Back-end & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end & Test Automation EngineerContributions:850 reviews, 11 commits, 675 PRs in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Kim-adeline's contributions primarily revolve around enhancing the Python extension for Visual Studio Code. They added new unit tests to improve code coverage and functionality. The user refactored code, implemented fixes and added support for specific Python functionalities within the Visual Studio Code environment, such as handling various configurations. Moreover, they focused on resolving issues with debugging configurations and ensured compatibility with both Windows and POSIX systems.
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DonJayamanne/pythonVSCode
Jun 2019 - Jun 2022
This extension is now maintained in the Microsoft fork.
Role in this project:Backend Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Backend Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:272 commits, 1 push in 3 years
Contributions summary:Kim-adeline's contributions primarily focused on enhancing the test suite of the VS Code Python extension. They added and updated unit tests, particularly related to debugging features, including those for the attach configuration resolvers. The user also implemented tests and fixes for virtual environment handling and the Python code execution features within the terminal, specifically addressing the code parsing logic and interactions with the REPL environment. The commits demonstrate a strong focus on ensuring the reliability and functionality of the extension's debugging and execution features.
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