My name is David-Alexandre Lapierre and I am a Software Engineer II with 8 years of experience.
My programming journey began about 10 years ago when I first started to learn to make games using GameMaker and XNA. This early interest shaped my career path leading to complete a college diploma in Computer Science & Mathematics focusing on game development and, a bachelor's in Software Engineering with a specialization in infographics from Polytechnique Montréal.
Throughout my career, I've had the opportunity to work across diverse companies, where my roles have spanned from frontend development to full-stack, involving tasks in system programming, web development, and security.
Worked on multiple products which includes Windows, Bing.com, MSN.com, Start.com and the new tab page on the Edge browser. Some of the highlights of my work include:
Implemented a shopping feature in a chromium environment which led me to expand my knowledge on security & performance. This project required me to create and modify internal tools to monitor the performance and stability of the product.
Developed a power user utility feature on the New Tab Page of Edge. Took the role of product owner for the feature and handled communication inside and outside of my team.
Worked on creating a geolocation service for the Power Apps platform.
Developed a security application sponsored by the Windows Security team. Took the role of scrum master within my team.
Teamed up with the IT department at Montreal's airport to develop internal tools. Among the projects I contributed to were an inventory management system and software designed for remote control of users' desktops.