Chris Ayers
Principal Software Engineer @ Microsoft | Reliability, Security, Azure, AI, GitHub, DevOps, Containers
- Role
- Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft
- Location
- Tampa, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Ayers
As a Principal Customer Engineer at Microsoft, I work on the Azure Platform to identify Risks to platform reliability, scalability, and performance. I help solve complex challenges with Azure, App Modernization, and DevOps solutions. I have more than two decades of experience in software development, cloud computing, and automation, and I hold multiple Linux and Microsoft certifications.I am also a community leader and an international speaker who shares my insights and best practices on Azure, AI, GitHub, DevOps, and Containers. I help organize DevOps Days Tampa Bay, a conference that connects DevOps professionals and enthusiasts, and I have delivered presentations at various events, such as NDC, DevOxx, KCDC, VSLive, Live360, and CodeMash. My mission is to make Azure the best platform.
Experience
Principal Software Engineer
Feb 2026 — Present
Education
University of West Florida
Computer Science
1997
Skills
- Css
- Windows
- Jquery
- Microsoft Office
- Web Applications
- Vmware
- Php
- Software Engineering
- Vb.net
- .net Framework
- C#
- .net
- Wpf
- Node.js
- Mysql
- Databases
- Web Development
- C++
- T-Sql
- Software Development
- Web Services
- Ajax
- Xml
- Database Design
- Wcf
- Angularjs
- Sql
- Linux
- Asp.net
- Visual Basic
- Dns
- Integration
- Microsoft Azure
- Cloud Applications
- Vpn
- Active Directory
- Iis
- Angular
- Windows Server
- Html
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