Megan Slater
Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMegan Slater is a Principal Software Engineer in Seattle with 11 years of experience building scalable web and AI-driven systems, currently shaping AI agent capabilities and knowledge discovery in Microsoft Viva Engage. A JavaScript-focused web generalist who moved from full-stack consulting to enterprise AI, she blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership—recently leading a team that drove customer co-innovation, earned three patents, and won an internal hackathon. Megan has a track record of migrating prototypes to microservice architectures, integrating cloud services, and adapting AI platforms to on-prem GPU clusters, bringing pragmatic solutions to complex production constraints. She mentors bootcamp graduates and colleagues, pairing clear communication and product-focus with deep technical craft. An eclectic background—from music performance to compliance—gives her an uncommon mix of creativity, operational rigor, and user-centered thinking.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Flathead High SchoolPython Development, Python Development at Code FellowsBachelor of Science (BS), Music Performance, General, Bachelor of Science (BS), Music Performance, General at Indiana University
Github Skills (60)
dialog10
javascript9
authentication9
localstorage9
archived9
simplify9
office-addin9
ebml9
emberjs9
microsoft-teams9
web-development8
whiteboard8
ember8
airtable8
utilities8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
meslater1030/calcutor
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:131 commits, 1 PR, 95 pushes in 15 days
meslater1030/bikeshare
Jul 2015 - Sep 2017
Contributions:4 PRs, 10 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 2 months
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