Jeff Couckuyt
Principal Software Architect at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJeff Couckuyt is a Principal Software Architect based in Redmond with over 25 years of engineering experience and eight years in senior principal roles focused on cloud, IoT, maps, and healthcare data at Microsoft. He blends deep systems and backend expertise—evidenced by contributions to the high-profile Azure PowerShell project and rigorous test automation for Location Based Services—with a long track record of evolving technical leadership within a single enterprise. Jeff is skilled at turning complex distributed and cloud-native scenarios into maintainable, well-tested services, often driving SDK and cmdlet refinements that improve developer and operator experiences. His work spans architecture, hands-on coding, and quality engineering, reflecting a pragmatic approach to reliability and correctness. A Waterloo BMath in Computer Science, he brings both formal training and institutional knowledge of Microsoft product engineering to bear on healthcare cloud initiatives.
8 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
BMath, Computer Science, BMath, Computer Science at University of Waterloo
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Github Skills (10)
csharp9
dotnet-core9
netframework8
microsoft-azure7
powershell7
azure7
azure-powershell6
git4
arm3
microsoft3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/azure-powershell
Jan 2018 - Jan 2018
Microsoft Azure PowerShell
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:14 commits, 1 PR, 22 comments in 5 days
Contributions summary:Jeff contributed to the Azure PowerShell module, focusing on the Location Based Services (LBS) component. Their work included adding and updating unit and scenario tests, specifically for account key management, and refining parameter sets within the cmdlets. The user modified the code to dynamically determine resource group locations in tests and refactored SDK model objects. The changes demonstrate a focus on ensuring the correctness and completeness of the LBS module through thorough testing.
microsoft-azurepowershellazuremicrosoft-azure-powershellarm
JCookit/azure-rest-api-specs
Nov 2017 - Nov 2020
The source for REST API specifications for Microsoft Azure.
Contributions:1 PR, 1 push in 3 years
microsoft-azurerestrest-api
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