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Microsoft Engineer Found Dead at Silicon Valley Campus

8/29/2025

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Pratik Pandey, a 35-year-old Microsoft engineer, was found dead at the Silicon Valley campus on August 20.
The Santa Clara County medical examiner is investigating the cause of death.
Pandey worked late nights on Microsoft's Fabric product and had prior experience at Walmart and Apple.
His family is making arrangements to return his body to India.

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Story summary

Pratik Pandey, a 35-year-old Microsoft engineer, was found dead at the Silicon Valley campus on August 20.
The Santa Clara County medical examiner is investigating the cause of death.
Pandey worked late nights on Microsoft's Fabric product and had prior experience at Walmart and Apple.
His family is making arrangements to return his body to India.