Nate Jones
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNate Jones is a Senior Software Engineer in Seattle with 13 years of hands-on experience building high-performance systems across security, networking, and operating systems. He has implemented Windows Passwordless Authentication and passkey support at Microsoft, after developing carrier-grade DDoS protection and hardware-integrated countermeasures at AWS and Arbor Networks. Nate combines low-level systems expertise in C and embedded platforms with practical experience in distributed and parallel computing, often bridging software with third-party hardware. He mentors junior engineers, has taught and graded large university courses, and has a track record of improving performance and integration on production network appliances. Quietly, he also volunteered to help run elections in Detroit during COVID-19, reflecting a commitment to civic duty alongside technical rigor.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BSE, Computer Science, 3.57/4.00, BSE, Computer Science, 3.57/4.00 at University of Michigan College of Engineering
Github Skills (30)
network-analysis9
network-visualization9
scapy9
pcap9
security9
linux9
windows9
packet-sniffer9
packet-capture9
network-security9
network9
systemd9
rust8
python8
windows-sdk8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
BLEES/BLEES
Mar 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:50 commits, 44 pushes, 4 branches in 1 month
microsoft/webauthn
Jun 2023 - Sep 2025
Win32 APIs for WebAuthn standard
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 1 push in 2 years 3 months
webauthn
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