Mike Wallio
Ultra Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolMike Wallio is an Ultra Senior Software Engineer with eight years of experience building native Windows and cloud-connected Office apps at Microsoft, where he’s worked on Microsoft Loop and integrated intelligent editing features for the Win32 Office canvas. Comfortable across C, C++, C#, TypeScript, React and more, he blends low-level systems work with front-end UX improvements—evidenced by meaningful contributions to the Pop!_OS Shell that improved launcher search and live calculation previews. Based in Brookline, MA, he has a background in cross-platform C++ libraries, GPGPU/OpenCL, and device management from roles at Northrop Grumman and Harris, and a BS in Computer Science from the Florida Institute of Technology. Known for thoughtful documentation, TDD advocacy, and a lighthearted developer persona, he also maintains an active GitHub where he surfaces practical UX and integration enhancements.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
B.S, Computer Science, 3.45, B.S, Computer Science, 3.45 at Florida Institute of Technology
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (20)
javascript10
develop10
web-application10
typescript10
user-interface10
gnome-shell-extensions10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
application10
tiling9
window-management9
algorithms8
algorithm8
gnome7
vcpkg6
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
pop-os/shell
May 2020 - Mar 2021
Pop!_OS Shell
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 14 commits, 18 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Mike contributed to the Pop!_OS shell, primarily focusing on enhancing the user interface and launcher functionality. Their work included adding support for searching applications installed via Snaps and `/usr/local`, improving the search order, and integrating a recent documents search feature. The user also refactored the application icon handling and implemented live preview for calculations within the launcher, demonstrating a focus on improving user experience and application integration. They fixed issues related to window management and used the GNOME Shell extension framework to extend the shell's capabilities.
unixgnome-shell-extensionpop-ospoplinux
scaryrawr/yaltl
Jul 2020 - Jul 2022
tofi application launcher for Linux
Contributions:89 commits, 22 PRs, 67 pushes in 2 years
application-launcherlinuxlauncher
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