Chris Davis
Principal Software Developer - Edge Browser at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Davis is a Principal Software Developer at Microsoft with over two decades of experience focused on making Windows, Edge, and Chromium faster, smaller, and more power-efficient. He has a deep systems background spanning Windows Shell, Media Streaming, Internet Explorer, and now Edge performance and reliability, driving measurable improvements across browser and OS components. Based in Seattle, he blends low-level engineering with pragmatic architecture to squeeze latency and resource use out of complex codebases. His contributions include backend work on MicrosoftDocs tooling for markdown and log processing, reflecting hands-on involvement in developer workflows and automation. Chris holds an MS in Computer Science from the University of Washington and a BS from William & Mary, and he’s known for quietly improving foundational infrastructure that benefits millions of users.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at The College of William and MaryMS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at University of Washington
Github Skills (8)
markdown10
powershell10
javascript10
markdown-it10
microsoft-teams8
nodejs8
github-ci6
githubaction-workflow6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
MicrosoftDocs/office-docs-powershell
Feb 2018 - Jan 2023
PowerShell Reference for Office Products - Short URL: aka.ms/office-powershell
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:12 reviews, 7400 commits, 5202 PRs in 5 years
Contributions summary:Chris's commits indicate a focus on modifying a service related to markdown generation, specifically within a Microsoft Teams generator tool. They are actively working on the `MarkdownService` and the `LogParseService`, suggesting backend logic changes. The code changes focus on handling markdown files, processing PowerShell command results and updating the log content.
mvldocsshort-urlopenxmlpowershellofficedocs
chrisda/office-365-management-api
Feb 2019 - Mar 2025
Contributions:1 PR, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 2 months
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