Simran Saxena

UW MSTI 2024
GIX Mentor
Software Engineer, Microsoft

Location: Bellevue, WA, USA

Current/Most Recent Company/Position: Software Engineer, Microsoft

Background/Interest Areas/Expertise: Software Engineering, Data Science, Big Tech, IoT

Simran Saxena is a Software Engineer at Microsoft, where she works on the Entra ID Authorization team, building secure and scalable systems for access control and identity management. She brings a strong background in backend engineering, AI, and data-driven development, and is deeply committed to advancing women in tech through community leadership, mentorship, and advocacy.