Vasu Bhog
Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolVasu Bhog is a Software Engineer II at Microsoft with nine years of experience building full-stack and backend solutions for developer tools and data platforms. He has contributed meaningful features to prominent open-source projects like Azure Data Studio and the VS Code mssql extension, improving notebook UX and robust SQL connection handling that enable integrations such as Azure Functions. A dual UC graduate with a 4.0 master’s and a strong academic record, he pairs rigorous engineering discipline with hands-on product work—from telemetry and PowerShell tooling to connection-string APIs. Based in Seattle, he brings cross-domain experience spanning cloud, data, and embedded control systems, and has a history of turning prototypes (including mobile and WebVR) into demonstrable product value. Colleagues describe him as mission-driven and focused on using tech to deliver measurable user impact beyond the obvious code contributions.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's of Science, Computer Science, 3.96 GPA, Bachelor's of Science, Computer Science, 3.96 GPA at University of CincinnatiBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Electricité et de Mécanique (ENSEM)
English, Hindi, Spanish
Github Skills (28)
markdown10
notebook10
apidoc10
azure-functions10
typescript10
microsoft-azure10
ui-design10
uid10
api10
markdown-it10
front-end-development10
sql10
typescript-types10
azure10
typescripts10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/vscode-mssql
Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
Visual Studio Code SQL Server extension.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:68 reviews, 33 commits, 43 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Vasu primarily focused on enhancing the "vscode-mssql" extension by implementing a `getConnectionString` API. They exposed this API in the extension and in the STS for establishing database connections, enabling features like Azure Function integration. The user modified the connection string handling, specifically concerning application name inclusion, and made improvements to the connection details. Additionally, the user added improvements for creating and integrating Azure Functions with table bindings, adding supporting nuget packages and updating connection string properties.
sqlserversql-servervisual-studio-codemicrosoft-sql-servervscode
microsoft/azuredatastudio
Jul 2020 - Sep 2022
Azure Data Studio is a data management and development tool with connectivity to popular cloud and on-premises databases. Azure Data Studio supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, with immediate capability to connect to Azure SQL and SQL Server. Browse the extension library for more database support options including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:402 reviews, 217 commits, 253 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Vasu contributed significantly to the Azure Data Studio project, implementing features and addressing issues related to the notebook functionality. They worked on UI elements within markdown toolbars and added support for horizontal scrollbars. The user also implemented features to support connection strings for SQL Bindings, with prompts and error handling. Moreover, they implemented changes related to SQL connection strings.
sqlserverazure-sql-databasemicrosoftmanagement-tooldata-management
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