Travis Plunk
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Travis R is a Seattle-based founder and senior software engineer who builds developer-focused tooling and emerging SaaS products. He pairs hands-on backend and DevOps expertise with product sensibility, contributing to high-profile Microsoft open-source projects like PowerShell and Azure PowerShell—improving CI/CD and Docker image automation, hardening execution-policy behavior on Linux, and enhancing DSC functionality. Across roles at Flexe, Tucows and Rightside he modernized high-throughput services, introduced event-driven patterns, and boosted critical infrastructure performance while mentoring mid-level engineers. Currently leading a stealth SaaS using React/TypeScript, Kotlin, Python and OpenAI, he emphasizes observability, testing, and reproducible builds. Pragmatic about automation and releases, he’s known for turning legacy systems into reliable, auditable platforms.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at AustinTexas Academy of Mathematics and Science, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at University of North TexasWestern Governors University
Github Skills (30)
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dotnet-core10
powershell10
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Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
PowerShell/PowerShell-Docker
May 2018 - Jan 2023
Repository for building PowerShell Docker images
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
DevOps Engineer & Automation EngineerContributions:10 releases, 293 reviews, 260 commits in 4 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Travis primarily contributed to the automation and CI/CD aspects of the PowerShell Docker repository. Their work involved modifying the `build.ps1` script to incorporate features like ACR builds and generating matrix JSONs, along with updates to the test infrastructure, particularly the test dependency images. They implemented mechanisms for versioning, setting build variables, and integrating code governance while refining the build process by addressing issues and fixing test failures. Additionally, the user standardized image tagging and improved error reporting within the build system.
powershelldockerdocker-images
PowerShell/PowerShell
Jun 2016 - Jan 2023
PowerShell for every system!
Role in this project:Backend Developer & DevOps Engineer
Backend Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:50 releases, 1055 reviews, 1044 commits in 6 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Travis's primary contributions focused on enhancing the PowerShell engine, particularly in the areas of execution policy and security. They implemented checks and fixes for execution policy on Linux platforms, ensuring correct behavior and addressing code issues. Furthermore, the user integrated and maintained various features including improvements to the packaging and release process. The commits showcase contributions across both back-end functionality and build engineering.
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