Filip Skakun
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Kirkland, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFilip Skakun is a seasoned software engineer with over a decade of experience crafting high-quality, UX-focused interactive applications, primarily specializing in UI development with XAML, C#, C++ and modern Windows platforms. At Microsoft he has driven snipping and photos experiences for Windows, bootstrapped CI/localization flows, and shaped quick-settings and hardware confirmation UX for Windows 11, blending product engineering with build and release automation. His background spans startups and studios to deep platform work—shipping Fresh Paint, Photos, Voice Recorder, Dynamics CRM mobile and DirectX tooling—demonstrating a rare mix of front-end polish and low-level systems know-how. Filip is an active community contributor and open-source maintainer (WinRT XAML Toolkit) who frequently presents and mentors on XAML, performance and tooling. Notably, he pairs hands-on prototyping and design integration with operational ownership—setting up undocked engineering systems and optimizing PR validation to speed delivery. Based in Kirkland, WA, he thrives on turning ambitious interaction ideas into robust, production-ready experiences.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Computer Science, MSc, Computer Science at Gdańsk University of TechnologyPrimary Education, Primary Education at Szkoła Podstawowa numer 24 Olsztyn, PolandLO GLOB OlsztynSpecial education class for highly capable students, Special education class for highly capable students at Szkoła Podstawowa numer 3 Olsztyn, Poland
English, Polish
Stackoverflow
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uwp
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xaml
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windows
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listview
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wpf
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silverlight
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Github Skills (85)
xaml10
windows10
windows-phone10
winforms10
visual-studio10
microsoft-store10
wpf10
cpp10
dotnet10
windows-app10
windows-app-sdk10
windows-sdk10
sdk10
custom-controls10
uwp-apps10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
xyzzer/WinRTXamlToolkit
Oct 2012 - Oct 2020
WinRT XAML Toolkit
Contributions:242 commits, 13 PRs, 45 pushes in 8 years 2 months
xamldotnetwindowsnimblecsharp
xyzzer/Win2DChartSample
Apr 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:9 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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