Oleksii Kononenko
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolOleksii Kononenko is a Senior Software Engineer based in Redmond with seven years of professional experience building backend and automation systems at Microsoft. He contributes to large-scale build infrastructure such as the well-known microsoft/BuildXL project, improving daemon reliability, caching behavior, and build performance through targeted bug fixes and enhanced testing. With a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo and a strong applied mathematics background, he combines rigorous research training with practical engineering execution. His earlier work spans mobile app anti-tamper protections at Google and long-term academic and development roles, reflecting both security-aware craftsmanship and deep systems expertise. Notably, he focuses on the subtle engineering details—like handling absent file hashes and optimizing drop association—that materially speed and stabilize complex build pipelines.
7 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's, Applied mathematics, Master's, Applied mathematics at Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at University of Waterloo
English, Ukrainian, Russian
Github Skills (10)
dx10
csharp10
build-automation10
dotnet-core10
testing9
caching9
api8
apim8
integrations8
api-design8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
microsoft/BuildXL
Apr 2019 - Nov 2019
Microsoft Build Accelerator
Role in this project:
Backend & Automation Engineer
Backend & Automation EngineerContributions:49 commits, 90 PRs, 43 pushes in 7 months
Contributions summary:Oleksii primarily contributed to the DropDaemon tool, a component of the BuildXL project. Their commits demonstrate a focus on enhancing the daemon's functionality, including handling of absent file hashes and improving the efficiency of the drop association process. Further contributions include improving testing and fixing reporting issues related to shared composite opaques and other caching-related issues. They also demonstrated a focus on build performance, by fixing bugs.
kernelunixcompilermicrosoftexecutable
olkononenko/BuildXL
Apr 2019 - Nov 2019
Microsoft Build Accelerator
Contributions:67 pushes, 80 branches in 7 months
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