Régis Brid
Senior Software Engineer Windows Platform & Developer - AI Platform & Tools - App Content Search
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolRégis Brid is a seasoned Senior Software Engineer based in Redmond with over two decades of Microsoft experience and eight years in his current focused roles, specializing in Windows platform, XAML/WinUI controls, and AI-powered search tooling. He led end-to-end initiatives from architecting core touch and scrolling input systems to shipping modern ScrollPresenter/ScrollView controls and DataGrid improvements used across WinAppSDK and File Explorer. Recently he built an automated, LLM-assisted evaluation and benchmarking system that measurably improved lexical, semantic embedding, and OCR search relevance for AppContentIndexer. A pragmatic tech lead and cross-team coordinator, he combines deep UI control craftsmanship with applied AI experimentation—early-adopting LLMs to power developer tooling and agent prototypes. Active in prominent open-source projects like the Windows Community Toolkit and microsoft-ui-xaml, he’s known for fixing subtle scrolling and layout issues and enhancing DataGrid runtime/designer behavior. His background in designing foundational .NET UI patterns and accessibility work reflects a rare blend of long-term platform stewardship and hands-on feature delivery.
8 years of coding experience
Engineer's degree, Computer Science, Engineer's degree, Computer Science at ENSEIRB-MATMECA - Bordeaux INPMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Université de BordeauxMath Sup & Spé M, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Math Sup & Spé M, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry at Lycée Kléber, Strasbourg
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Github Skills (15)
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datagrid10
winui10
csharp10
ui-design10
front-end-development10
xaml10
dotnet-core10
mvvm9
dotnet-new9
uwp9
dotnet9
windows-app-sdk8
wpf7
windows6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml
Jan 2019 - Jun 2022
WinUI: a modern UI framework with a rich set of controls and styles to build dynamic and high-performing Windows applications.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:240 reviews, 215 commits, 203 PRs in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Régis primarily focused on UI development and bug fixing within the `microsoft-ui-xaml` repository. Their work involved modifications to the Scroller and ScrollViewer controls, addressing issues related to scrolling behavior, anchoring, and mouse wheel interactions. The user also implemented fixes for test scenarios across multiple UI components.
windows-10wpfwindows-app-sdkuwpuwp-apps
CommunityToolkit/WindowsCommunityToolkit
May 2018 - Jul 2020
The Windows Community Toolkit is a collection of helpers, extensions, and custom controls. It simplifies and demonstrates common developer tasks building .NET apps with UWP and the Windows App SDK / WinUI 3 for Windows 10 and Windows 11. The toolkit is part of the .NET Foundation.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:59 commits, 12 PRs, 36 pushes in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Régis primarily contributed to the development of the DataGrid control, adding crucial features like the DataGrid runtime and designer, and implementing support for grid lines and row group headers. They also updated default values for grid lines and column header properties. Furthermore, the user integrated support for IObservableVector in the ItemsSource and addressed layout cycle issues. This work indicates a focus on UI component enhancements and improving the DataGrid's functionality.
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