Malcolm Smith
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMalcolm Smith is a Principal Software Engineer with over a decade of experience designing and optimizing Windows storage and file-system technologies at Microsoft, including work on WOF, Azure Ultra SSD, and NTFS/ReFS. He combines deep low-level systems expertise with practical performance engineering for cloud storage, shaping features that improve reliability and throughput in large-scale environments. Malcolm has contributed to classic open-source projects like the original Windows File Manager, adding UI and encryption-aware enhancements and fixing subtle x64 enumeration and network-share reporting issues. His background in both applied IT and law gives him a disciplined, detail-oriented approach to systems design and compliance-minded engineering. Based in Bellevue, WA, he is known for turning complex file-system requirements into robust, maintainable implementations that scale across on-prem and cloud platforms.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
The University of MelbourneBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Information Technology, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Information Technology at RMIT University
Github Skills (7)
c1710
file-management10
ws-api10
winapi10
c1110
wp-api10
user-interface9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/winfile
Apr 2018 - Dec 2022
Original Windows File Manager (winfile) with enhancements
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:34 reviews, 15 commits, 34 PRs in 4 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Malcolm's contributions primarily involve enhancing the original Windows File Manager. The main focus is on adding functionalities, such as displaying encrypted files with a specific color in the UI and providing non-localized encryption options. Furthermore, the user addressed enumeration errors in x64 builds, improved the reporting of free space on network shares and corrected toolbar customize. The changes include modifications across multiple source files, integrating new features and fixing bugs related to file attributes and UI elements.
file-managerwindows
malxau/wincvt
Jun 2019 - Aug 2022
Contributions:1 release, 3 commits, 6 pushes in 3 years 2 months
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