Yanbing Wang
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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RockstarYanbing Wang is a seasoned software engineer with 11 years of experience and a long tenure at Microsoft, focused on building secure, reliable backend systems. He has contributed to high-profile open-source projects such as Win32-OpenSSH and PowerShell, bringing expertise in cryptographic integration (OpenSSL/LibreSSL) and cross-platform build support including ARM/ARM64. His work spans backend development, test automation, and DevOps—strengthening security, portability, and test coverage for Windows-native tooling. Yanbing pairs pragmatic engineering with attention to edge cases like Windows file permission checks and internationalization testing, improving real-world robustness. Based in Bellevue, WA, he blends enterprise-scale delivery with hands-on open-source contributions that help bridge Windows and Unix tooling.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (22)
ssh10
scripting10
testing10
windows10
openssh10
c1110
c1710
openssl10
build-automation10
powershell10
test-automation10
cryptography9
command-line8
filepermissions8
permission8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
PowerShell/openssh-portable
Dec 2016 - Nov 2018
Portable OpenSSH, all Win32-OpenSSH releases and wiki are managed at https://github.com/powershell/Win32-OpenSSH
Role in this project:
Back-end & DevOps Engineer
Back-end & DevOps EngineerContributions:83 commits, 268 PRs, 567 pushes in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Yanbing primarily contributed to build script improvements, fixing issues, and adding features related to the OpenSSH project on Windows. Their work involved modifications to build processes, ensuring correct copying of dependencies like LibreSSL and enabling builds for ARM and ARM64 architectures. They also addressed specific bugs, enhanced test infrastructure, and updated settings to align with Windows inbox configurations.
opensshpowershellopenssh-serverwindowswin32
PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH
Dec 2016 - Jan 2019
Win32 port of OpenSSH
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:15 releases, 19 commits, 4 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Yanbing's contributions primarily focus on incorporating OpenSSL libraries (versions 1.0.2i and 1.0.2d) into the Win32 port of OpenSSH, indicating a focus on security and cryptographic functionality. They added include files for OpenSSL's ASN.1 library. Also, they contributed to the support for file permission checks on Windows systems.
opensshsshwindowsc
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