Paul Odero
Senior Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Kenya
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Odero is a Senior Engineering Manager at Microsoft with over a decade of experience building and leading teams delivering scalable API-first services, including contributions to Microsoft Graph and the OData .NET libraries. He blends deep backend expertise across Java, .NET, Python and databases with hands-on integration work on REST/SOAP and ESBs, and has driven banking-grade open banking and GIS/utility systems across Africa. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he has fixed complex protocol and LINQ issues in widely used open-source OData libraries, demonstrating attention to correctness at library scale. Paul holds a first-class BSc in Computer Technology and an MSc in IT Management, and combines technical leadership with strong client-facing and product delivery skills across diverse markets.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of science, Information Technology Management, Master of science, Information Technology Management at University of NairobiBachelor of Science, Computer Technology, First Class Honours, Bachelor of Science, Computer Technology, First Class Honours at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
English, Kiswahili
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (15)
net10
asp-net10
dotnet10
api10
csharp10
apidoc10
odata10
dotnet-core10
testing8
youtube-api6
algorithm6
oop6
youtube-channels6
union-find6
java6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
OData/odata.net
Dec 2019 - May 2020
ODataLib: Open Data Protocol - .NET Libraries and Frameworks
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:13 reviews, 10 commits, 15 PRs in 5 months
Contributions summary:Paul primarily focused on fixing bugs and improving the OData .NET libraries. Their contributions involved resolving issues related to code generation, exception handling within the DataServiceClient, and ensuring the correct handling of IEEE754 compatible parameters. They also made changes to LINQ query processing and optimized specific functionality. Their work demonstrates a deep understanding of the OData protocol and the internal workings of the client library.
dotnetscadaedifactopen-datacsharp
paulodero/odata.net
Nov 2019 - May 2021
ODataLib: Open Data Protocol - .NET Libraries and Frameworks
Contributions:124 pushes, 11 branches in 1 year 5 months
frameworksdotnetcsharpopen-data
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