Ashok Ramakrishnan
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAshok Ramakrishnan is a Senior Software Engineer based in Redmond with nearly two decades of experience building C++ systems for Windows, mobile, Xbox, and cross-platform environments. At Microsoft he has focused on cross-platform authentication SDKs and account management UIs for Office apps, blending low-level systems thinking with user-facing integration. His background spans core OS feature work to modern cross-device SDK design, reflecting deep expertise in platform interoperability. Trained with an MS in Software Systems from BITS Pilani, he brings rigorous engineering foundations to large-scale product teams. Notably, his career shows a steady evolution from Windows-centric development to architecting cross-platform authentication solutions, a niche that requires both security awareness and cross-OS empathy.
2 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Tamil
Github Skills (40)
microsoft10
stackoverflow10
identity10
maui10
uwp10
microsoft-authentication10
xamarin10
dotnet10
microsoft-identity-platform10
authenticate10
authentication10
azure-active-directory10
office36510
documented10
active-directory10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-dotnet
Sep 2023 - Mar 2025
Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) for .NET
Contributions:1 release, 30 reviews, 12 PRs in 1 year 6 months
dotnetuwpauthenticationmauimicrosoft-authentication-library
AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-python
Jan 2024 - Feb 2025
Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) for Python makes it easy to authenticate to Microsoft Entra ID. General docs are available here https://learn.microsoft.com/entra/msal/python/ Stable APIs are documented here https://msal-python.readthedocs.io. Questions can be asked on www.stackoverflow.com with tag "msal" + "python".
Contributions:2 reviews, 1 push, 6 comments in 1 year
pythonmsal-pythonmicrosoft-authenticationmicrosoft-authentication-libraryoffice365
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