Chris Henk
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolChris Henk is a senior software engineer in Seattle with 11 years of experience building and securing large-scale backend systems, currently shaping Azure IMDS architecture and developer velocity at Microsoft. He combines hands-on C++ and systems work—authoring a high-throughput REST microframework and introducing full CI/CD—to deliver measurable improvements in latency, reliability, and release cadence. Chris led a cross-team cloud security initiative that influenced Azure CTO-level decisions, mitigated high-profile vulnerabilities, and enabled multiple hires to operationalize the design. His background spans security operations and automation from internships at Citi and Armor Defense to enterprise platform work in Dynamics 365, giving him a rare blend of defensive security instincts and platform engineering craft. A master’s-trained computer scientist who mentors engineers and drafts RFC-grade protocols, he also carries a concise personal motto, "Cognitio timoris," reflecting a thoughtful approach to threat-aware engineering.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Southern Methodist University
English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (63)
microsoft10
swagger10
coverage10
microsoft-azure10
react-component10
api10
rest10
arm-templates10
arm10
rest-api10
azure10
openapi10
sarif9
bicep9
grids9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
LittleBoxOfSunshine/closebites
Mar 2017 - Jun 2018
Spring 2017 DB + GUI Semester Project
Contributions:164 commits, 5 PRs, 151 pushes in 1 year 2 months
spring-boothibernatesemester-projectguisemester
Azure/CacheBrowns
Nov 2021 - Nov 2022
Experimental implementation of a programmable managed cache
Contributions:3 commits, 2 PRs, 29 pushes in 1 year
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