Shishir Bhat
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShishir Bhat is a Principal Software Engineer based in Redmond with a strong blend of systems-level expertise and distributed systems experience, currently at Microsoft since 2013. He brings deep C++ skills and practical knowledge of Win32 APIs, multithreading, IPC, and client-server architectures, complemented by hands-on familiarity with PE internals, disassembly, MASM, and x86/x64 assembly. His work sits at the intersection of system programming and security—reverse engineering, malware analysis, and penetration testing inform his robust approach to design and documentation. Known for turning low-level constraints into clear high-level and low-level design specifications, he consistently produces thorough, auditable artifacts. With a Master’s from UT Dallas and six years of focused professional experience building complex, distributed software, he balances theoretical grounding with production delivery. An unexpected strength is his P2P networking background, which adds an uncommon dimension to his distributed-systems toolkit.
6 years of coding experience
Master of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at The University of Texas at DallasBachelor of Engineering, Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science at Visvesvaraya Technological University
Github Skills (32)
windows10
command-line10
package-manager10
cpp10
setuptools9
linux9
cmake9
visual-studio9
winget9
swig9
optimization9
cli9
c-library9
macos8
vcpkg8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/do-client
Feb 2021 - Dec 2022
Delivery Optimization client components
Contributions:5 releases, 351 reviews, 103 commits in 1 year 10 months
optimizationdelivery-optimization
microsoft/proxy-wrapper
Nov 2019 - Jun 2021
Provides a standalone wrapper around the proxy library
Contributions:3 PRs, 2 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 7 months
proxystandalone
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