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Behind The Code

The Commercial Software Engineering team (CSE) is a global engineering organization that works directly with the largest companies and not-for-profits in the world to tackle their most significant technical challenges. We’ve helped customers do everything from using AI and deep learning to create sustainable farming practices, protecting rhinos in South Africa with facial recognition, to using blockchain to accelerate and secure payments in the travel industry; all in partnership with their developer teams.

Every day, this global team of incredibly talented people helps other developers create and utilize technology to achieve more. We will work on just about anything: blockchain, mobile apps, cloud services, big data ingestion problems, artificial intelligence, and machine learning – you name it. Our wide range of backgrounds and experiences, which like our customers, makes us unique in how we approach customer problems. The Microsoft CSE team works closely with clients to find creative solutions while also upskilling their developers to carry the project forward to a production-ready solution.

The best part of these partnerships? We don’t charge a dime for our work or the code we create. We thrive as a team when we find ways to fill the missing links in potential solutions and crank out code to make that possible.

This is a great place to meet a few of the people Behind the Code who reflect the wide range of experiences in our team and to showcase their incredible talent.

 

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Farhanah

Farhanah is originally from Singapore and as a child moved to her father’s hometown of Beaver Falls…

 

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Audrey

When you meet Audrey, it’s hard to imagine her failing at anything…

 

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Art

While other teens were working on their parallel parking skills, Art Garcia was …

 

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Hong

When you meet Hong Bu, it doesn’t take long to realize what makes her stand out…

 

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Kavitha

It took a leap of faith for Kavitha to land at Microsoft…

 

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Bujuanes

From film to fashion to research and design, Bujuanes Livermore has followed her passions…

 

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Hernán

Hernán dreamed of a career studying history and Egyptology…

 

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Yesenia

Yesenia describes her path to the CSE team as “a random set of events”…

 

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Tempest

Tempest van Schaik has always been interested in science fiction …

 

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Sara

Sara Spalding is a key member of the CSE team, working with Microsoft …

 

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Aaron

Aaron has always been fascinated by the potential of technology …

 

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Preethi

Life is always about prioritization and making the best out of the cards you are dealt with. For Preethi…

 

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Mary Kate

Identifying and solving problems is at the heart of Sarahmarie’s interest in technology…

 

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Sarahmarie

Identifying and solving problems is at the heart of Sarahmarie’s interest in technology…

 

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Nile

Music, math, and science are big passions for Nile Wilson…

 

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Greta

Greta is passionate about inspiring young girls to think about a career in tech…

 

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Michael

Michael has had some unique experiences in life, like when he almost missed out on …

 

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Narmatha

At 13-years-old, Narmatha Bala had her first experience playing a video game …

 

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Santiago

Santiago Canepa had thoughts of becoming a doctor before he discovered computers…

 

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Jhansi

Before Jhansi was a Program Manager Architect on the CSE team …

 

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Janka

Growing up in Czechoslovakia, there was a stigma about girls being in IT …

 

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Luisa

While most people would believe that Art History is as far from software …

 

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Judy

Judy Meyer wanted to be a doctor. Computers and technology were never in the plans…

 

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Tito

When you talk with Tito, the first thing you will likely notice is calm and kind demeanor…

 

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Adrian

Adrian Gonzalez is a self-described adrenaline junkie. From leaping off the roof top of …

 

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Peter

Peter Walker was the kid who read his texts books before the school year started…

 

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Lace

These days, you’ll find Lace Lofranco either slipping into her running shoes or …

 

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Darryl

When you meet Darryl Hogan and dive into his early career you appreciate where he began…

 

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Sonal

As a young girl, Sonal was forever curious about the world around her. …

 

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Tolu

Tolu Agunbiade joined Microsoft in 2015 as a Business Ops manager but …

 

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Federica

Federica has always found herself at the intersection of data and human …

 

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Joe

Joe Long is a Distinguished Engineer that runs a unique team within CSE …

 

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Pete

For Pete Roden, his career, volunteer work and hobbies all revolve around his passion for technology …