
Omar Muscatello
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
I'm a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, where I work on the backend systems behind Teams and Copilot. I build and evolve distributed services that handle messaging and collaboration at global scale, focusing on reliability, low latency, and clean architecture. I also work on the CI/CD infrastructure that keeps it all shipping smoothly.
What I Work On
Real-time collaboration at scale
Backend services powering Microsoft Teams messaging and communication workloads, handling millions of concurrent users worldwide.
AI-powered collaboration
Infrastructure behind Microsoft Copilot experiences, enabling intelligent features across the collaboration platform.
CI/CD & developer infrastructure
Build and deployment pipelines for large-scale backend systems, ensuring fast and reliable delivery.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer
2025 – PresentMicrosoft
2025 – PresentI work on the backend services that power Microsoft Teams and Copilot. These are highly scalable distributed systems handling global messaging and collaboration workloads. My focus is on designing resilient architectures, improving fault tolerance, and making sound technical decisions that keep things reliable and fast. I also own CI/CD infrastructure for backend deployments, and collaborate closely with product, infrastructure, and security teams to ship robust platform capabilities.
Engineering Manager
2020 – 2025Zupit
2020 – 2025I led and mentored the development team, driving technology decisions and development processes that improved both productivity and code quality. I partnered with the Product Owner on planning and delivery, and built a culture of knowledge sharing through code reviews, pair programming, and training. I also made key architectural decisions, defined technology stacks, and worked across teams to keep things moving.
Other experiences available on my LinkedIn profile.
Training & Education
Nanodegree, Cloud Developer using Microsoft Azure
2020–2021Udacity
Learned cloud deployment models, built serverless microservices on Azure, worked with Cosmos DB for flexible data structures, and set up monitoring for performance insights and automated issue resolution.
Nanodegree, Google Mobile Web Specialist
2019–2020Udacity
Built responsive PWAs that work across devices, meeting accessibility and performance standards. Focused on offline resilience and leveraging browser APIs for engaging user experiences.
Previous training available on my LinkedIn profile.
Technologies & Skills
I'm driven by curiosity, always digging into new technologies and finding better ways to build things. Continuous learning is how I grow and stay sharp.
Certifications
Others available on my LinkedIn profile.
Let's Connect
Interested in working together or just want to say hi? Feel free to reach out.