Maksim Demin

Senior SWE @ Microsoft (opinions my own). 20+ yrs across Java, Scala, .NET. Building Parlotype: on-device voice-to-English on .NET + Avalonia + Whisper.net. Writing about AI-assisted dev.

Cary, NC, USA (remote friendly) Joined on May 3, 2026 https://github.com/mdemin729

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Senior Engineer @ Microsoft (opinions my own)

Maksim Demin

May 27

Adding Gemma 4 speech recognition to a .NET desktop app: the llama-server sidecar that survived

#ai #architecture #dotnet #gemma

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Gemma 4 Challenge: Build With Gemma 4 Submission

Maksim Demin

May 24

Shipping Gemma 4 speech recognition in a Windows .NET desktop app: a 5-variant model-selection tour

#devchallenge #gemmachallenge #gemma #dotnet

7 min read

Maksim Demin

May 8

Why I built Parlotype: a privacy-first voice-to-English desktop app on .NET 10

#showdev #dotnet #csharp #ai

3 min read

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Adding Gemma 4 speech recognition to a .NET desktop app: the llama-server sidecar that survived

Want to connect with Maksim Demin?

Shipping Gemma 4 speech recognition in a Windows .NET desktop app: a 5-variant model-selection tour

Why I built Parlotype: a privacy-first voice-to-English desktop app on .NET 10