Daniel Ring
Software Engineer
Daniel Ring
Software Engineer
I'm a software developer and hardware engineer with experience in computer networking and OS development, currently working on Windows core networking components at Microsoft.
Work Experience
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Senior Software Engineer
2022 - Current Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA- Architected a new Zero-Trust security component in Windows and helped lead its implementation
- Developed a full-featured HTTP stress test client for use in protocol validation
- Redesigned the Windows HTTP server performance tests for a modern platform
- Hosted presentations on testing and tracing in Windows
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Software Engineer II
2020 - 2022 Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA- Implemented various features from earlier protocols in the Windows HTTP/3 client
- Designed and implemented a cross-VM proxy settings API for Windows Subsystem for Android
- Developed an extensible certificate generation library for use in automated testing
- Mentored an intern in adding support for HTTP request delegation to a performance test tool
- Added support for efficient background connections in WinHTTP
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Software Engineer
2018 - 2020 Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA- Refactored WinHTTP, WinINet, HTTP.SYS, and DNS to support state separation for Windows 10X
- Enabled independent TLS configuration per virtual host in HTTP.SYS for Azure Front Door
- Added fine-grained HTTP API performance metrics for Microsoft Exchange Online
- Created a drop-in compatibility layer linking legacy test suites to a modern DevOps pipeline
- Added support for IPv6 Fast Fallback, TLS False Start, and TCP Fast Open in WinHTTP
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Software Engineer Intern
Summer 2017 Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA- Developed a C# .NET Core application for end-to-end performance and reliability testing of Windows container networks
- Configured Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, and Azure Service Fabric clusters for deployment
Other Experience
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Engineering Consulting
2020 - 2021 Delphire Inc., Pasadena, CADesigned and built a prototype IoT sensor for a startup company.
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Open-Source Development
2015 - 2021- Packaged modern webmail software for inclusion in Debian.
- Designed and built a self-sustaining IoT wireless mesh network using solar-powered Raspberry Pi Zero nodes and IEEE 802.11s as a senior design project.
- Developed an extensible robot control system and built a quadcopter as a proof-of-concept.
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Clinical Affairs Intern
Summer 2015 Second Sight Medical Products, Sylmar, CADeveloped, documented, tested, and verified patient evaluation and data analysis software for the Argus II sight-restoring ocular implant.
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FIRST Robotics Competition Team 691
2011 - 2015Programming lead, webmaster, and system administrator.
Education
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University of California at Irvine
2015 - 2018B.S. Computer Engineering
Minor in Information and Computer Science
Graduated Cum Laude -
College of the Canyons
2009 - 2016A.S. Computer Science
A.S. Mathematics
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Dual-enrolled while in high school -
Osaka University, Japan (大阪大学)
Summer 2016Japanese Short-Stay In-Session Language Program