Nikola Metulev
Principal Software Engineer - Windows AI And Developer Communities at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolNikola Metulev is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft with 14 years of experience building developer-focused platforms, toolkits, and front-end experiences from UWP demos to progressive web apps. He leads Windows AI and Developer Communities work after guiding open-source toolkits and the Microsoft Graph Toolkit, blending hands-on UI development with project stability and release engineering. A frequent contributor to high-profile repos like PWABuilder and the .NET/Windows Community Toolkits, he focuses on UX polish, cross-platform compatibility, and maintainability—often fixing build/config issues and modernizing project targets. Based in Redmond, he pairs deep Microsoft product knowledge with grassroots community evangelism dating back to technical evangelist roles and student-led app competitions. Notably, his background spans build automation and operational tooling at IBM through to shaping connected animations and UI toolkits, reflecting a rare mix of front-end craft and infrastructure discipline.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, Irvine
English, Macedonian
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Github Skills (32)
web-application10
xaml10
progressive-web-apps10
net10
css10
uwp10
dotnet-new10
dotnet10
ui-design10
asp-net10
uid10
front-end-development10
webapp10
dotnet-core10
frontend10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/BuildCast
Oct 2017 - Jan 2018
Example UWP Media Application to show best practices
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:13 commits, 1 PR, 2 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Nikola primarily focused on updating the UI components of the BuildCast application. This involved replacing connected animations and implicit animations with the Microsoft Toolkit, specifically connected animations and other UI elements in the XAML. Additionally, the user addressed timing issues and conflicts, as well as replacing the toolkit preview with the final preview package, indicating a focus on stability and functionality. The user also updated the Zindex of the UI elements.
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microsoft/uwp-experiences
Aug 2016 - Feb 2019
Universal Windows Platform (UWP) samples and showcases
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:161 commits, 48 PRs, 111 pushes in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Nikola primarily contributed to implementing the "Presidents" demo, focusing on the front-end aspects of the application. Their work involved creating a user interface to display information about U.S. presidents, including details such as their names, terms in office, party affiliation, and images. This included developing data structures, UI elements, and incorporating image sources to present the president's data in an accessible manner.
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