Chris Schlechty
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Kirkland, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Schlechty is a Principal Software Engineer with nine years of post-degree experience and a long tenure at Microsoft, where he progressed from Software Development Engineer II to Principal since 2008. He specializes in user experience, web applications, accessibility, Agile methodologies, and SharePoint, frequently bridging product design and engineering to ship inclusive, user-centered features. Based in Kirkland, WA, he brings strong technical depth from a BA in Computer Science from the University of Washington and a track record of mentoring and technical leadership across teams. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, he combines front-end UX sensibilities with backend engineering rigor to deliver scalable Microsoft-scale solutions. Colleagues rely on him to translate accessibility and UX requirements into robust, maintainable implementations that meet enterprise constraints.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BA Computer Science, BA Computer Science at University of Washington
Github Skills (12)
typescript10
fluentui10
react-component-library10
react-components10
javascript10
component-library10
web-components10
office-ui-fabric10
microsoft10
react10
ui-components10
experiences1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
cschlechty/office-ui-fabric-react
May 2017 - Dec 2018
React components for building experiences for Office and Office 365.
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
reactoffice-365experiencesreact-componentsfor-office
scriby/office-ui-fabric-react
Apr 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:1 push in 1 day
reactoffice-365experiencesreact-componentsfor-office
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