Microsoft
Apr 2018 — PresentSenior Software Engineer working across AI, documentation, and standards in Redmond.
01 / Infinityball
Make the hidden layer useful.
I’m Ryan Rife, a senior software engineer at Microsoft. I work across AI, documentation, and standards—and I build small tools for the parts of everyday life that usually stay invisible.
AI + documentation
standards-minded
privacy-first tools
local software
02 / Selected work
Tools with a point of view.
Some are polished utilities. Some are experiments. Together they show a preference for software that explains itself, keeps sensitive work close, and makes difficult information easier to handle.
01
markup-shot
Capture, annotate, redact, and share screenshots without handing the image to a cloud service.
02
metawipe
Inspect and remove EXIF, GPS, XMP, and document metadata before it travels with a file.
03
dupe-sweeper
A practical answer to the slow accumulation of duplicate files and the anxiety of deleting the wrong one.
04
diskscape
See where storage actually goes with a visual map of the files taking up space.
05
fontloom
Compare type, organize collections, and make the search for a good pairing feel less like filing paperwork.
06
clip-scribe
A clipboard-to-text experiment for turning fragments, notes, and copied material into something reusable.
03 / Profile
A career spent making complexity legible.
At Microsoft, my work sits at the intersection of software engineering, AI, documentation, and standards. The job is often less about making a feature appear and more about making the system around it understandable, dependable, and usable by the next person.
Outside that work, Infinityball is a public notebook: Windows utilities, local-AI experiments, writing tools, mapping systems, mobile projects, and ideas that are still becoming themselves.
Work history
Amazon
May 2017 — Apr 2018Senior Software Engineer based in Seattle.
Michaels Stores
Jun 2015 — May 2017Senior Software Engineer based in Irving, Texas.
Jewelry Television
Sep 2011 — May 2015Senior Software Engineer based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
TeamHealth
Jun 2008 — Aug 2011Senior Software Engineer serving the Knox County, Tennessee area.
Trident Resource Group
Jun 2006 — May 2008Senior Software Engineer based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Y-12 National Security Complex
Jun 2001 — May 2008Software Engineer working in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jun 2001 — May 2008Software Engineer working in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Pacific Western Technologies
Jun 2001 — May 2006Senior Software Engineer based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
- Based in
- Seattle, Washington
- Works at
- Microsoft
- Focus
- AI, documentation, standards
- Builds for
- People who need the invisible made clear
05 / Contact