Summary
Maya Painter is a software engineer at Microsoft focused on Azure Cosmos DB, with three years of industry experience and a history of internships across Microsoft, NASA, and Illumina. She brings hands-on expertise in cloud-scale database engineering and distributed systems gained through both full-time work and multiple production-focused internships. Educated in computer engineering at the University of British Columbia with studies at the University of Glasgow, she blends strong academic grounding with practical experience shipping services on Azure. Notably, her background includes data science work at NASA and early exposure to cloud networking via Azure Front Door, signaling a broad interest in systems that bridge data, networking, and scalable storage.
3 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Bothell High School
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at The University of British Columbia
Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering and Computer Science at University of Glasgow
French, English