Mike Bond is a Principal Software Design Lead at Microsoft with seven years of focused experience in Xamarin engineering and a broader background in build automation and cloud CI/CD. Based in Kirkland, Washington, he specializes in automating complex build and deployment pipelines, notably improving the .NET for Android project’s Jenkins and Azure workflows to increase resilience and artifact reliability. Mike blends hands-on DevOps craftsmanship—Groovy pipeline scripting, retry strategies, and Azure storage integration—with strategic leadership in software design. His BA in Business and Computer Science from Western Washington University informs a pragmatic approach to aligning engineering solutions with business needs. Colleagues describe him as the go-to engineer for turning flaky builds into repeatable production processes and for bridging developer productivity with release velocity. He brings a quietly pragmatic mindset that favors durable automation and measurable operational improvements over flashiness.
7 years of coding experience
BA, Business/Computer Science, BA, Business/Computer Science at Western Washington University
.NET for Android provides open-source bindings of the Android SDK for use with .NET managed languages such as C#
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & Automation Engineer
Contributions:11 reviews, 227 commits, 18 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Mike primarily focused on automating and improving the build and deployment processes for the .NET for Android project. Their contributions include developing and refining Jenkins pipeline scripts using Groovy, incorporating retry mechanisms for network resilience, and configuring Azure storage for package publishing. They also worked on the commercial pipeline build, generating artifacts and integrating with GitHub statuses. The user demonstrates expertise in CI/CD, build automation, and cloud infrastructure.
Xamarin.Android provides open-source bindings of the Android SDK for use with .NET managed languages such as C#
Contributions:9 PRs, 242 pushes, 19 branches in 2 years 10 months
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Mike Bond - Principle Software Design Lead at Microsoft