Chris Rickman
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Greater Seattle Area United States
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Top SchoolChris Rickman is a Product Architect and seasoned technical leader with over two decades of software and systems experience, most recently transitioning from a long tenure as Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft to lead product architecture at Cognitiance. He blends hands-on backend engineering, system design, and team building with a pragmatic focus on scalable, business-aligned solutions and a strong recent engagement with applied AI. An active contributor to Microsoft’s high-profile semantic-kernel project, he has tackled dependency management and robustness around error handling and OpenAPI integration, reflecting attention to production reliability. Based in the Greater Seattle Area, he pairs a foundational engineering education with a rare mix of enterprise-scale experience and startup agility, often turning complex technical constraints into clear product outcomes.
5 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Civil Engineering at University of Washington
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Github Skills (14)
nuget10
error-handling10
csharp10
dotnet-core10
openai9
sdk9
api8
artificial-intelligence8
llm8
openapi8
ai8
netcore6
system-text-json6
asp-net-core6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/semantic-kernel
Jun 2023 - Apr 2025
Integrate cutting-edge LLM technology quickly and easily into your apps
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:733 reviews, 296 PRs, 1893 pushes in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Chris updated dependencies and addressed breaking changes around error handling within sample projects. The commits indicate a focus on the core functionality of the `Microsoft.SemanticKernel` library, specifically related to NuGet package versions, error handling, and the handling of Open API manifests. The changes touch upon different components of the project, including API endpoints, the use of a GitHub-related skill, and project-level dependency updates.
aiartificial-intelligencellmopenaisdk
Ryan-Britton/semantic-kernel
Feb 2024 - Mar 2024
Integrate cutting-edge LLM technology quickly and easily into your apps
Contributions:11 pushes in 9 days
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