Sam M
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolSam M is a software engineer based in Seattle with a decade of professional experience building developer-focused features at scale, currently contributing to Microsoft after prior engineering work at Amazon. He specializes in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Office Add-in development for Outlook, with notable open-source contributions to Microsoft's Office-Add-in samples and the widely used DefinitelyTyped repository to improve Office.js typings and developer documentation. Sam’s work emphasizes accessibility, API clarity, and event-based activation patterns, showing a blend of front-end craftsmanship and developer tooling sensibility. He pairs practical product experience with academic foundations from the University of Washington, and quietly influences the Outlook add-in ecosystem by improving type safety and real-world sample code that other developers rely on.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at University of Washington
Github Skills (17)
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typescript10
office-addin10
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sample-data10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
outlook10
apidoc9
api9
html9
documentation8
typescript-definitions8
dts8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
OfficeDev/Office-Add-in-samples
Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
Code samples for Office Add-in development on the Microsoft 365 platform.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:51 reviews, 13 commits, 87 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Sam primarily contributes to the development of Office Add-in samples, focusing on the Outlook platform. Their work includes implementing features, modifying existing code, fixing bugs, and improving accessibility. The commits demonstrate proficiency in JavaScript and HTML, along with a deep understanding of the Office Add-in API, covering areas such as event-based activation, setting signatures, and managing attachments. Additionally, they contribute to code refactoring.
pnpoffice-add-inmicrosoft-365add-inmicrosoft
DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
Mar 2022 - Jan 2023
The repository for high quality TypeScript type definitions.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:54 reviews, 32 commits, 143 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Sam primarily contributed to the TypeScript type definitions for the Office.js library, specifically focusing on the Outlook add-in features. Their work involved updating existing definitions, clarifying API support, and adding new features like sensitivity labels. The user's contributions are crucial for developers building Outlook add-ins to ensure type safety and accurate API usage. They also updated the documentation with useful guidance for developers.
typescript-definitionstype-definitionshigh-qualitydtsdefinitions
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