Ori Bar-ilan is a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building scalable backend systems and leading engineering teams across startups and Microsoft. He combines hands-on development of AI-driven education tools with roles in tech leadership—former Software Engineering Manager, Backend Guild Master, and R&D Team Lead—focused on simplifying complex systems to boost developer and business efficiency. At Microsoft he works at the intersection of AI and education, delivering tooling that empowers teachers and students globally while also advocating engineering excellence through talks and workshops. His academic background in software fault localization and data-mining informs a pragmatic, research-informed approach to reliability and observability. Based in Herzliya, Israel, Ori blends deep technical craft with a talent for translating research insights into production-grade products.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Software Fault Localization AI and Data-Mining, Master of Science - MS Software Fault Localization AI and Data-Mining at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Contributions:17 releases, 17 PRs, 114 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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Ori Bar-ilan - Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft