Vijay Ramakrishnan
Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolVijay Ramakrishnan is a Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft with over 20 years of experience building developer platforms, cloud systems, and AI-powered engineering experiences across sectors including healthcare, government, and insurance. He leads teams shaping AI-native developer platforms and large-scale modernization across Visual Studio, VS Code, GitHub, Azure, and the .NET ecosystem, influencing tooling used by millions of developers. Vijay blends deep engineering craft—contributing to high-profile .NET repos like templating, scaffolding, and OData/WebApi—with strategic leadership informed by an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas. His career began in India on early e‑governance initiatives, an experience that continues to inform his focus on accessibility and real-world impact. Equally at home in CI/CD and backend systems, he mentors future leaders while exploring how AI can make platform experiences more productive and humane.
13 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Technology, Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Technology, Electrical Engineering at National Institute of Technology HamirpurMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMaster of Science, Computer Engineering, Master of Science, Computer Engineering at Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science
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Github Skills (23)
azure-devops-server10
unit-testing10
msbuild10
net10
dotnet10
bash10
cicd10
netframework10
asp-net10
webapi10
azure-devops10
build-automation10
dotnet-core10
csharp10
devops10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
dotnet/Scaffolding
Feb 2019 - Oct 2022
Code generators to speed up development.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:29 reviews, 98 commits, 123 PRs in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Vijay's primary contribution involves transitioning the build system to Azure DevOps, indicating a focus on CI/CD and infrastructure management. This includes modifying build scripts (build.sh) to integrate with the new platform and configuring settings specific to the CI environment. Further contributions involve merging code from release branches, demonstrating involvement in the release management and build process.
pythonspeedaspnetasp-net-core-mvcgenerators
OData/WebApi
Mar 2013 - Aug 2013
OData Web API: A server library built upon ODataLib and WebApi
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:13 commits in 4 months
Contributions summary:Vijay primarily contributed to the OData Web API project by modifying and extending its core functionalities. Their work included correcting documentation, adding extension methods to the HttpRequestMessage, and implementing features related to error handling and pipeline integration, specifically around token cancellation and error detail inclusion. The user also made changes to the project's testing framework, adding and modifying tests related to the implemented features. Furthermore, the user contributed to the API's stability and usability by adding additional API calls.
apiwebapiweb-apirest-apiserver-library
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