James Montemagno

United States
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James Montemagno is a seasoned mobile software engineer with 14 years of experience specializing in Xamarin and .NET MAUI, known for shipping cross-platform native APIs, plugins, and sample apps used widely across the .NET mobile ecosystem. As Developer Community Lead at Microsoft, he blends hands-on Android/iOS development with community-facing work—contributing to high-profile projects like Xamarin.Essentials, Xamarin Community Toolkit, and the .NET MAUI repositories. His open-source footprint includes widely used plugins (MediaPlugin, GeolocatorPlugin, InAppBillingPlugin) and tooling (MonkeyCache), where he’s driven UI polish, platform-specific integrations, and build/release automation. Based in the United States with a BS in Software Engineering, he pairs deep practical expertise in mobile platform quirks with a knack for developer experience and workshop-ready training material. An avid cyclist who prefers Twitter/GitHub over LinkedIn, he often surfaces subtle UX and platform compatibility fixes that keep mobile apps robust across OS updates.
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Github Skills (78)

nuget10
mobile-development10
image-processing10
windows-phone10
xamarin-ios10
android-developer10
asp-net10
javas10
media-player10
build-automation10
bluetooth10
web-development10
rss10
javascript10
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Programming languages (18)

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Github contributions (5)

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xamarin/dev-days-labs

May 2015 - Sep 2017

Role in this project:
userMobile Developer (Android/iOS)
Contributions:78 commits, 21 PRs, 74 pushes in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:James primarily updated and added code to the `MainPage.xaml.cs` file, which indicates modifications to the user interface of the Android and iOS applications. Further evidence shows the user integrated Couchbase Mobile, which suggests work in backend database and mobile application development. Additionally, the user updated a TripExpense demo to incorporate new features, demonstrating work on cross-platform application functionality.
xamarin/Essentials

Jul 2019 - Nov 2022

Xamarin.Essentials is no longer supported. Migrate your apps to .NET MAUI, which includes Maui.Essentials.
Role in this project:
userMobile Developer (Android)
Contributions:50 reviews, 42 commits, 481 PRs in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:James primarily contributed to the Xamarin.Essentials repository, focusing on Android-specific implementations and fixes. They implemented new network callbacks for Android, addressing connectivity changes. They also fixed bugs related to device display information, phone dialing, and app actions, enhancing the library's functionality and stability on Android. Several commits bump AndroidX dependencies and removed launch flags.
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James Montemagno