Abhijith Chatra
Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolAbhijith Chatra is a Principal Software Engineering Manager in Redmond with 11 years of experience leading teams that ship production-grade compilers, JavaScript engines, and education tools. He led Chakra JIT and ARM JIT efforts that materially improved JavaScript performance and standards compliance, and now heads the MakeCode team that scaled a K–12 programming product used globally. Equally comfortable in low-level runtime work and full-stack web UI, his open-source contributions span ChakraCore and the widely used Microsoft MakeCode/PXT projects where he’s fixed core engine issues and refined the Arcade and micro:bit editors. Known for translating compiler optimizations into real-world product wins, he blends deep performance expertise with a passion for developer and student-facing tooling.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Pre University, Pre University at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College, Udupi - 576102Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at National Institute of Technology Karnataka
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Github contributions (5)
microsoft/pxt-arcade
Jun 2018 - Jan 2023
Arcade game editor based on Microsoft MakeCode
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:217 reviews, 526 commits, 401 PRs in 4 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Abhijith primarily focused on maintaining and improving the user interface of the MakeCode Arcade editor. Their contributions include fixing simulator crashes, reverting submodule integrations, adding analytics to the share page, and updating references to external resources such as the Minecraft setup. They also updated the copyright year and made minor changes to the hour of code page. The user's commits showcase their involvement in the project's front-end and documentation aspects.
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microsoft/pxt-microbit
Sep 2016 - Nov 2022
A Blocks / JavaScript code editor for the micro:bit built on Microsoft MakeCode
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:319 reviews, 519 commits, 622 PRs in 6 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Abhijith primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and core functionalities of the MakeCode editor for the micro:bit. Their contributions include fixing UI/UX issues like correcting hover text and implementing image scrolling. They also worked on backend aspects by integrating new features related to music and array handling, and making changes to the electron client for local development.
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