Francisco Gosch is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft Security with over a decade of experience building high‑throughput, resilient cloud systems and securing Azure services. He blends deep systems engineering in C++ and C# with practical CI/CD and DevOps expertise, having driven large-scale data processing and service reliability across Microsoft and prior roles at Amazon and GE. An active open-source contributor, Francisco has made notable backend and PowerShell runtime improvements to flagship repos like PowerShell and Azure Functions, including crossgen build automation and end-to-end testing. He’s comfortable across cloud stacks (Azure and AWS), distributed systems, and automation, and often surfaces value by iterating on templates and tooling to improve developer and runtime experiences. Based in Redmond, he pairs a masters in computer science with a pragmatic focus on shipping high‑quality, highly available code in security‑sensitive environments.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Software Engineering at Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science at Instituto Tecnologico de Ciudad Madero
Contributions:1 release, 86 reviews, 65 commits in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Francisco primarily focused on enhancing the Azure Functions Core Tools, specifically concerning the PowerShell worker runtime. Their contributions included updating PowerShell worker versions, adding support for managed dependencies in function app initialization, and creating end-to-end tests for the PowerShell runtime. Furthermore, the user implemented checks for .NET installation prerequisites and addressed connection issues related to the PowerShell worker. These changes demonstrate a strong focus on PowerShell worker functionality, build automation, and testing.
Contributions:71 reviews, 81 commits, 132 PRs in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Francisco primarily contributed to the Azure Functions host, focusing on the PowerShell worker. They updated the PowerShell worker package dependencies in the `WebJobs.Script.csproj` file across multiple commits, upgrading to various preview and release versions. The user also addressed code review comments, which included modifications to test files related to PowerShell file provisioning, and improved the profile.ps1 and requirements.psd1 templates used for function app creation.
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Francisco Gosch - Senior Software Engineer Microsoft Security