Kenneth Swan
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Texas, United States
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Top SchoolKenneth Swan is a Senior Software Engineer based in Texas with over a decade of experience delivering full-stack web, mobile, and cloud-native solutions, currently working at Microsoft. He’s fluent in C#, TypeScript, Java, and PowerShell and has built high-impact systems from .NET Core microservices and legal contract workflows to mobile apps using .NET MAUI and Ionic. Kenneth has repeatedly improved performance and scalability—cutting render times dramatically and architecting interchangeable CMS and microservice patterns for enterprise teams. An active open-source contributor to the Steeltoe OSS ecosystem, he has modernized samples and added security and RabbitMQ integrations to support multi-targeted .NET apps. Comfortable across Azure and AWS, he combines hands-on coding with DevOps sensibilities and a history of leading small teams and code reviews to drive reliable delivery.
6 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at University of MichiganBachelor of Science Computer Science Engineering, Bachelor of Science Computer Science Engineering at University of North Texas
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Github Skills (21)
net10
configuration-management10
authentication10
dotnet10
user-authentication10
rabbitmq10
asp-net10
csproj10
service-discovery10
configuration-file10
dotnet-core10
configurations10
csharp10
cloud-native10
asp-net-core9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
SteeltoeOSS/Samples
Jan 2021 - Aug 2021
Steeltoe samples and reference application collection
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:11 reviews, 9 commits, 17 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Kenneth's contributions primarily focused on updating sample applications within the Steeltoe framework to support multiple .NET versions. These updates involved modifying project files (.csproj) to target netcoreapp3.1 and net5.0, ensuring compatibility and leveraging Steeltoe components. The user also updated C# files, including changes in dependencies and startup configurations. The commits demonstrate a strong understanding of .NET framework versions and Steeltoe's component integrations.
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SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe
Feb 2021 - Aug 2021
.NET Components for Externalized Configuration, Database Connectors, Service Discovery, Logging and Distributed Tracing, Application Management, Security, and more.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:24 reviews, 10 commits, 25 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Kenneth primarily focused on enhancing the Steeltoe project, a .NET framework for cloud-native applications, contributing to security and messaging components. Their work included adding OAuth service URL fallback mechanisms, removing preprocessor directives, and integrating RabbitMQ connection factory and options. They also worked on RabbitMQ host configurations, command-line argument handling, and refactoring the host class, demonstrating expertise in both back-end development and DevOps-related tasks.
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