Ziyan Hu
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolZiyan Hu is a software engineer with seven years of experience building backend and DevOps solutions, currently at Microsoft in Redmond. He brings deep Azure storage expertise from significant open-source contributions to the popular azure-cli and its extensions, where he implemented AzCopy-powered storage copy, ADLS directory and access controls, replication features, and testing automation. Prior roles at Oracle and Verizon honed his skills in large-scale systems and cloud integration, and he holds an MS in Computer Software Engineering from Northeastern University. Ziyan combines practical engineering with documentation and help-message improvements, a sign that he values both functionality and usability. Colleagues know him for shipping reliable storage tooling and for strengthening CI/test coverage around complex cloud features.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree electronic business, Bachelor's degree electronic business at Nanjing UniversityMaster of Science (MS) Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science (MS) Computer Software Engineering at Northeastern University
Github Skills (12)
blob-storage10
azcopy10
azure-storage10
python10
cli10
azure-cli10
cicd9
testing9
cloud-infrastructure8
infrastructure8
devops8
git7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/azure-cli
Jul 2019 - Aug 2021
Azure Command-Line Interface
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:2 releases, 965 reviews, 257 commits in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Ziyan focused on enhancing the Azure CLI for storage operations. Contributions include implementing a copy command for storage using Azcopy, as well as improving its functionality. They also made several changes to help messages and documentation, implemented a command to revoke delegation keys, and added support for container and file level object replication. Additionally, the user added testing scenarios and incorporated the use of shared image gallery for VM setup.
command-line-interfacecloudazurecommand-lineazure-cli
Azure/azure-cli-extensions
Oct 2019 - Jan 2023
Public Repository for Extensions of Azure CLI.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:845 reviews, 62 commits, 211 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Ziyan's primary contributions focused on enhancing the storage functionality within the Azure CLI extension. Their work included implementing new features related to Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), such as directory management and access control. They also upgraded the underlying AzCopy tool and integrated it for blob-related operations, including uploads, downloads and copy. Furthermore, the user was responsible for adding tests and refining the command help messages, ensuring functionality and usability.
azure-cli-extensionpublic-repositoryextensionsazureazure-cli
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