Paul Purifoy
Software Engineer II at Microsoft
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Purifoy is a Software Engineer II based in Austin, Texas with eight years of hands-on experience building and testing backend systems. At Microsoft since 2020, he has focused on Windows desktop platform features—most notably contributing core Push Notifications components, unit tests, and ARM64 and startup-task support to the high-profile Windows App SDK. He combines pragmatic engineering with a test-first mindset, regularly addressing PR feedback and improving build and automation processes. A University of Texas at Austin computer science graduate, Paul brings deep platform-level knowledge and a track record of shipping reliable, backwards-compatible features. Colleagues rely on him for steady execution on complex, cross-cutting infrastructure work that bridges native code, CI, and product requirements.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of Texas at Austin
Github Skills (11)
windows10
winui10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
apple-push-notifications10
unit-test10
push-notifications10
dotnet-core9
desktop9
cpp9
csharp8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/WindowsAppSDK
Feb 2021 - Jan 2023
The Windows App SDK empowers all Windows desktop apps with modern Windows UI, APIs, and platform features, including back-compat support, shipped via NuGet.
Role in this project:
Backend & Test Automation Engineer
Backend & Test Automation EngineerContributions:672 reviews, 494 commits, 170 PRs in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Paul contributed significantly to the Windows App SDK, focusing on the Push Notifications feature. Their work included implementing core Push Notification components, developing unit tests, and addressing code comments and PR feedback. Furthermore, the user worked on adding startup tasks, supporting ARM64 architecture, and making improvements to the build process.
desktop-appswindows-10windows-11windows-app-sdkwindows-app
pmpurifoy/Portico
Feb 2019 - Feb 2019
Contributions:20 pushes, 4 comments, 11 issues in 9 days
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