Timotius Margo
Senior Software Engineer (Windows Device & Experience) at Microsoft
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTimotius Margo is a Principal Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building high-performance system and application software, currently shaping core search and indexing infrastructure at Microsoft in Bellevue. He combines low-level C++/FFmpeg media pipeline expertise with higher-level REST and automation frameworks, having shipped cross-platform samples and contributed to notable Microsoft open-source projects like FFmpegInterop and WinAppDriver. His background spans game-engine and console delivery at Electronic Arts, mobile payment and performance tuning at Nokia, and accessibility-focused mixed-reality work on HoloLens—demonstrating a rare blend of multimedia, systems, and user-facing engineering. Known for improving startup times, reducing resource footprints, and rejuvenating legacy services with modern architectures, he thrives in agile teams and in mentoring cross-disciplinary collaborators. A quietly prolific problem-solver, he often surfaces practical compatibility and tooling improvements that enable broader developer adoption.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Computer Engineering, Bachelor, Computer Engineering at The University of British ColumbiaLangara College
English, Indonesian
Github Skills (13)
streaming10
appium10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
ffmpeg10
csharp10
dotnet-core10
test-automation10
testing10
selenium9
selenium-ide9
windows9
javascript8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/FFmpegInterop
Aug 2014 - Dec 2016
This is a code sample to make it easier to use FFmpeg in Windows applications.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:53 commits, 9 PRs, 21 pushes in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Timotius's contributions primarily involve developing a media player sample application with FFmpeg integration. They implemented a C++ media stream source, including file handling, audio/video decoding using FFmpeg libraries, and seeking functionality. Further work extended the project by creating C# and JavaScript-based sample applications with identical features for both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, showcasing their ability to work across various platforms.
ffmpegwindows
microsoft/WinAppDriver
Mar 2016 - Mar 2019
Windows Application Driver
Role in this project:QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:1 release, 152 commits, 6 PRs in 3 years
Contributions summary:Timotius's contributions primarily involved creating and updating automated tests for the "Windows Application Driver" project. Their work focused on writing test cases for the built-in Alarms & Clock application, as well as the calculator and browser Edge application. They were involved in implementing and verifying test scenarios. Their efforts ensured compatibility across various Windows 10 versions and the integrity of the application.
test-automationwindowsappiumwindows-applicationwindows-10
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