Christopher Whitten
Partner Software Engineer - Copilot Cowork at Microsoft for Startups
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolChristopher Whitten is a technologist and systems thinker with over a decade of experience leading teams to build large-scale conversational AI and enterprise SaaS products. Currently a Partner Software Engineer on Microsoft’s Copilot Cowork, he has driven strategy and delivery for Copilot Studio and the Bot Framework, producing measurable growth in MAU and ARR while shipping zero-to-one products and platform integrations used by Fortune 500s. He blends hands-on front-end and full-stack engineering—contributing to high-profile open-source projects like the Bot Framework Composer and Emulator—with director-level leadership that shapes safety, extensibility, and orchestration for agentic AI. Known for turning ambiguous, complex problems into pragmatic roadmaps, he also advises startups through Microsoft for Startups and brings a background in scaling real-time systems and payments from roles at Moz, Instructure, and early-stage Chameleon.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Seattle UniversityManagement Science & Engineering, Management Science & Engineering at Stanford University
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Github Skills (24)
javascript10
electron10
ui-components10
css10
typescript10
emotion10
front-end-development10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
react10
sdk9
bot-framework8
jtest8
redux8
jestjs8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/BotFramework-Composer
Feb 2019 - Jan 2023
Dialog creation and management for Microsoft Bot Framework Applications
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:22 releases, 405 reviews, 281 commits in 3 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Christopher primarily contributed to the development of the front-end components and layout of the application. Their commits focused on adding new components like a header, tree, and conversation elements. They also implemented styling and layout changes using emotion and other styling libraries, ensuring consistent design and responsiveness. Furthermore, the user integrated and improved user interface components, reflecting a strong focus on enhancing the user experience.
chatbotsdialogconversational-aibotdialogue-systems
microsoft/BotFramework-Emulator
Jan 2019 - Feb 2022
A desktop application that allows users to locally test and debug chat bots built with the Bot Framework SDK.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:11 releases, 16 reviews, 24 commits in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Christopher contributed to the Bot Framework Emulator, implementing features related to keybindings, bot re-opening, and conversation management. They modified both client-side and core components, including UI elements (React/TypeScript) and backend logic. Additionally, the user addressed issues in conversation events and debug mode functionality.
botbot-framework-emulatorbot-frameworkreactsdk-framework
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