Jeffrey Burtoft
Group Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Texas, United States
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Top SchoolJeffrey Burtoft is a seasoned software engineering leader with 14 years of experience, currently leading groups and partner developer experiences at Microsoft where he helps developers build cross-platform web apps. He blends product-facing program management with hands-on front-end and full-stack contributions—most notably to PWABuilder, a widely used open-source tool for generating Progressive Web Apps. His background spans shipping HTML5-first experiences, improving build pipelines and Windows packaging, and refining UI/UX through template and CSS work. Based in Texas, he pairs technical stewardship with developer advocacy, running a blog and authoring HTML5 Hacks for O'Reilly. Colleagues know him for bridging developer needs and platform integration details, such as signing and offline-capable package generation. His uncommon combo of rhetoric and music training gives him a clear communicator’s edge when translating complex engineering tradeoffs into practical product directions.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Rhetoric, Music Performance, Rhetoric, Music Performance at Duquesne University
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Github Skills (20)
javascript10
handlebars10
windows10
progressive-web-apps10
html10
web-app-manifest10
nodejs10
cordova9
multiplatform9
command-line-interface9
cross-platform9
ui-design9
css9
command-line9
cli9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
pwa-builder/PWABuilder-CLI
Apr 2015 - Feb 2019
Node.js tool for App Generation
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:9 releases, 59 commits, 38 PRs in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Jeffrey contributed to various aspects of the `pwabuilder-cli` tool, including fixing bugs related to Android package naming, implementing features for Windows 10 package generation such as adding offline files and theme color support, and refactoring code for improved formatting and JSLint compliance. They also worked on integrating the signing functionality for Windows packages, demonstrating a focus on cross-platform build processes. Their work demonstrates an understanding of both front-end (manifest) and back-end (build process) aspects of the tool.
node-jsbuildernodejstypescriptjs-tool
pwa-builder/PWABuilder
Oct 2015 - Mar 2019
The simplest way to create progressive web apps across platforms and devices. Start here. This repo is home to several projects in the PWABuilder family of tools.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:162 commits, 51 PRs, 131 pushes in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Jeffrey primarily focused on front-end development tasks within the PWABuilder repository. Their commits involved modifications to Handlebars templates (documentation, index, deploy), likely for UI updates and improvements. The user also worked on refactoring CSS and making design updates, as well as UI elements.
manifestapp-storepwa-starter-kitmicrosoft-storepwa-starter
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