Summary
Vicente Rivera is a Partner Director of Engineering at Microsoft with nine years of leadership experience building platform-scale AI runtimes and developer ecosystems for Windows. He leads the team behind the Windows Copilot Runtime, driving infrastructure and tools that enable 1P and 3P developers to embed advanced AI across the Windows ecosystem. His background spans mixed reality, Xbox, and cross-platform SDKs, giving him a strong foundation in performance-sensitive, cross-device engineering. Vicente is passionate about architecting high-performance, scalable systems and translating cutting-edge research into production-ready developer platforms. He brings a track record of delivering under pressure and shipping foundational runtime components that power product innovation. Based in Issaquah, WA, he combines deep technical craftsmanship with a continual appetite for emerging technologies and trends.
9 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering at University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus
Spanish, English