Rory Claasen
Software Engineer II at Microsoft
Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRory Claasen is a Software Engineer II with 11 years of hands-on experience driving quality across Xbox Game Studios, having risen from a Microsoft apprenticeship into a core engineering role. He specializes in studio-facing quality engineering, combining practical, on-the-job learning with a strong commitment to shipping reliable game systems and tools. Rory chose an apprenticeship over university, a decision that led to deep, applied expertise in large-scale studio workflows and cross-team collaboration. Based in Reading, England, he brings continuity and institutional knowledge to long-running projects and quietly improves developer experiences that help teams deliver better games.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
GCSE, GCSE at The Petersfield School (TPS)A-Level, A-Level at Godalming College
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (96)
minecraft10
forge10
github-linguist10
sonarqube10
azure-active-directory10
plugin10
color-codes10
javascript9
gatsby9
azure9
authentication9
npm-package9
ui-theme9
extractor9
sonarqube-plugin9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
roryclaasen/word-search-generator
Sep 2017 - Oct 2023
Simple TypeScript word search generator
Contributions:14 PRs, 48 pushes, 20 branches in 6 years 1 month
typescriptastroastrojsgeneratortailwindcss
roryclaasen/advent
Jun 2022 - Apr 2026
My attempts at Advent of Code
Contributions:1 review, 8 PRs, 72 pushes in 3 years 10 months
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