Philip Lin
Senior SDE at Microsoft
Sammamish, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPhilip Lin is a Senior Software Development Engineer with 7+ years of experience building reliable backend systems and DevOps pipelines, currently based in Sammamish, Washington and working at Microsoft. He has a strong Microsoft-stack pedigree—C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server—and a track record of improving product onboarding, automation, and test-driven delivery across large e-commerce and finance systems. At Microsoft he contributes to the open-source Azure IoT Edge project, improving runtime stability, startup flows, and build pipelines while adding end-to-end test artifacts and Windows executables. Prior roles include leading backend design for online currency exchange systems and managing enterprise portal revamps, reflecting both hands-on coding and vendor/project leadership. Philip pairs technical depth with process-focused improvements—automating builds, driving testing adoption, and mentoring teams—to increase software quality and operational reliability. His background in electronic engineering and an MSc in Business Information Technology underpin a pragmatic blend of systems thinking and product-oriented engineering.
7 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Business Information Technology, Master of Science (MS), Business Information Technology at Middlesex UniversityHong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Github Skills (14)
docker10
csharp10
dockers10
dotnet-core10
cicd10
testing10
build-automation9
netcore9
powershell8
restful-api7
api-design7
yaml7
api-rest7
rest-api7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/iotedge
Jul 2018 - Oct 2020
The IoT Edge OSS project
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:154 reviews, 298 commits, 744 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Philip primarily focused on improving and maintaining the IoT Edge runtime, specifically the edge hub. Their work involved fixing build processes, refactoring startup flows, and addressing issues related to configuration. They also contributed to testing, including adding and updating tests for various scenarios, demonstrating a focus on ensuring the stability and reliability of the project. Furthermore, they implemented changes related to the build pipeline, such as adding a build configuration and generating Windows executables for E2E tests, indicating involvement in DevOps aspects.
edge-computingossmqttedgeopc
carlosorochi/iotedge
Oct 2018 - May 2019
The IoT Edge OSS project
Contributions:94 commits in 6 months
esxiossdevice-managementmqttedge
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