Simon Moreno is a Software Engineer II with eight years of experience building robust backend systems and SDKs, currently contributing to Microsoft’s Azure SDKs for Java and Python. A Georgia Tech CS alumnus and former GT-SHPE leader, he brings production-grade experience from NCR internships to improving Cosmos DB reliability, diagnostics, and async clients in high-profile open-source repos. He focuses on rigorous testing and interoperability—implementing retry strategies, session token validation, and Spark integration to align multi-language behaviors. Comfortable across cloud-native stacks, he has hands-on experience with DevOps, Kubernetes, and performance-oriented API design. Having moved frequently growing up, he pairs a curiosity for new environments with continuous self-improvement and a taste for travel-driven perspectives.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
This repository is for active development of the Azure SDK for Python. For consumers of the SDK we recommend visiting our public developer docs at https://learn.microsoft.com/python/azure/ or our versioned developer docs at https://azure.github.io/azure-sdk-for-python.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:533 reviews, 48 commits, 302 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Simon primarily contributed to the Azure SDK for Python, specifically focusing on the Cosmos DB component. Their commits demonstrate work on documentation updates for the `get_user_client()` method, reflecting a focus on API usability. Additionally, the user addressed endpoint discovery logic configuration and implemented an asynchronous Cosmos DB client, which significantly improved code and performance. Furthermore, the user fixed several issues for various features.
This repository is for active development of the Azure SDK for Java. For consumers of the SDK we recommend visiting our public developer docs at https://docs.microsoft.com/java/azure/ or our versioned developer docs at https://azure.github.io/azure-sdk-for-java.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Contributions:20 reviews, 8 commits, 27 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Simon primarily contributed to the Azure Cosmos SDK for Java, focusing on improving the reliability and functionality of the service. Their work includes implementing retry mechanisms with specific values and salting to align with .NET behavior. They also implemented and updated test cases to validate the functionality of change feed operations, diagnostics, and session tokens within the Cosmos DB service, demonstrating a focus on rigorous testing and validation. Further contributions involve the Spark integration for Cosmos DB, modifying data conversion and validation, and enhancing diagnostics for various aspects of the SDK.
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