Kun Cong is a Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft with over 8 years of experience in senior engineering leadership and a continuous tenure at Microsoft since 2004 across hands-on and managerial roles. He blends deep technical roots—from an M.Eng. in Computer Aided Design at Zhejiang University—to leadership in large-scale software development, guiding teams through architecture, delivery, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Known for progressing through technical and managerial ranks internally, he focuses on operational excellence and scalable engineering processes that bridge research-driven design thinking with production realities. Based in Sammamish, WA, Kun brings a pragmatic, long-term perspective to platform and product challenges, with a track record of mentoring engineers into senior roles. Notably, his career reflects sustained impact within a single complex enterprise, signaling strong institutional knowledge and influence on product direction and engineering culture.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, Computer Aided Design, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering, Computer Aided Design at Zhejiang University
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Kun Cong - Principal Engineering Manager at Microsoft