Steven Kanberg
Software Engineer Microsoft at TEKsystems
Fall City, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolSteven Kanberg is a software engineer with a decade of technical experience and eight years serving Microsoft customers through TEKsystems, specializing in the Bot Framework and related conversational AI services. He blends backend engineering (C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java) with hands-on customer support—triaging issues, reproducing bugs, and submitting fixes to high-profile open-source samples in the microsoft/BotBuilder-Samples repo. His deep knowledge of Bot Framework Composer, Web Chat customization, Direct Line (including ASE and Speech) and LUIS/QnA integrations lets him solve both implementation and platform-level problems. Before focusing on bots he built strong SQL Server, ETL and BI skills and led surveillance investigations, giving him a knack for pattern recognition, forensic troubleshooting, and cross-team coordination. Based in Fall City, WA, he pairs practical production experience with ongoing contributions to Microsoft’s bot SDK samples, improving maintainability and real-world usability.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate Program: SQL Server Development: Advance T-SQL Querying & Programming, Certificate Program: SQL Server Development: Advance T-SQL Querying & Programming at University of WashingtonAssociate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), General Studies, Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), General Studies at Shoreline Community CollegeBachelor of Science (B.S.), Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Criminal Justice at Kaplan University
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Github Skills (16)
bot-framework10
sdk10
csharp10
dotnet-core10
azure9
javascript8
python7
typescript-types6
bots6
azure-bot-service6
nodejs6
typescripts6
typescript6
webchat6
chatbot6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/BotBuilder-Samples
May 2019 - Jul 2021
Welcome to the Bot Framework samples repository. Here you will find task-focused samples in C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python to help you get started with the Bot Framework SDK!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 10 commits, 27 PRs in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Steven primarily focused on fixing bugs and updating sample code within the Bot Framework SDK repository. Their commits included correcting missing properties in object data, updating file paths, and refactoring code related to audio card URLs. The user also contributed to removing unnecessary code and validations related to application IDs in skill samples and config files. These changes enhance functionality and maintainability of the bot samples.
botmicrosoft-cognitive-servicesjavascriptyeomanfocused
stevkan/react-playground
Aug 2019 - Feb 2024
A host of React apps demonstrating different features available to developers.
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
react-appsreacthostjavascriptredux
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