Sohail Hirani
Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Greater Seattle Area United States
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Top SchoolSohail Hirani is a Principal Software Engineering Manager with over 20 years of experience building OS-level software, telecommunications stacks, storage systems, and cloud-native deployment services. Based in the Greater Seattle Area, he currently leads the Azure Operator Service Manager team at Microsoft, enabling Cloud and Arc-based 5G network function deployment and marketplace-driven VNF/CNF consumption. He previously led cellcore and cellular connectivity efforts for Windows, adapting IMS, RCS, SMS and voice/video features for device makers and operators, and earlier managed large-scale RF performance and optimization software at T-Mobile. Sohail blends deep systems engineering (VHDs, drivers, virtualization) with product-focused program leadership, guiding cross-functional teams to ship carrier-grade features and operator tooling. Notably, he has repeatedly bridged operator requirements and platform design—turning complex telecom protocols into consumable services for developers and operators. He holds an MS in Telecommunications from the University of Pittsburgh and a background spanning enterprise storage to mobile device provisioning.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology Computer Systems, Bachelor of Technology Computer Systems at Open University of British ColumbiaBachelor of Engineering Electronics and Telecommunications, Bachelor of Engineering Electronics and Telecommunications at Savitribai Phule Pune UniversityMS Telecommunications, MS Telecommunications at University of Pittsburgh
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Github Skills (47)
windows10
windows-driver10
internals9
wake-on-lan9
documentation9
winrt8
uwp-apps8
windows-app-sdk8
driver8
csharp7
uwp7
wpf7
ussd6
windows10iotcore6
api6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
sohirani/windows-driver-docs
Mar 2021 - Oct 2021
The official Windows Driver Kit documentation sources
Contributions:4 pushes in 7 months
driversdriverwindows-driverwindowswmi
sohirani/winrt-api
Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
WinRT reference content for developing Microsoft Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps
Contributions:8 pushes in 3 days
dotnetuwpdevelopingwindowsuwp-apps
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