Summary
James Siri is a Senior Technical Program Manager in Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office with eight years of focused experience building and scaling open source engagement programs across major cloud and consumer platforms. He combines deep systems engineering roots—managing multi‑petabyte storage and thousands‑node fleets for Alexa—with program leadership that drives policy, tooling, and rapid security response for enterprise open source use. At Amazon he automated license/compliance workflows, platform access governance, and reduced vulnerability mitigation times to hours, demonstrating a knack for turning complex legal and operational friction into developer-friendly automation. Based in Seattle, he blends hands‑on infrastructure expertise with community-facing advocacy, frequently representing large organizations at conferences to strengthen cross‑project collaboration. Notably, his background spans both low‑level system ops and strategic program building, making him adept at aligning engineering, legal, and community priorities to accelerate open source impact.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at Seattle University