
Raúl Portugués del Peño
Software Engineer II at Microsoft
Product-focused Software Engineer passionate about making technology simple and impactful in people’s lives.
My projects
My blog posts
- Beware of Server-Driven UIs Sep 2025
Experience
Software Engineer II
Microsoft (2025 - Present)Researched and prototyped key features for the new Copilot Search native experience, driving architectural decisions adopted by the team. Implemented extensive testing and monitoring of a new endpoint in the Bing backend.
Software Engineer
Microsoft (2024 - 2025)Core contributor to a new Bing backend endpoint powering a native Maps application (.NET, C#), ensuring production readiness. Also, made contributions to the iOS native app codebase.
Cloud Solutions Architect
Microsoft (2022 - 2024)Worked closely with main European customers to design and improve their architecture in Azure as part of the international Customer Success Unit.
Software Engineer Intern
Arbor Fintech (2022 - 2022)Implemented SSO auth for internal CRM, improved microservices with containerization, and rebuilt the AWS infrastructure using Terraform.