Michael Needleman
San Diego,CA
Summary
Experienced engineer dedicated to creating high-quality, scalable systems that deliver tangible benefits to users. Skilled in troubleshooting issues, guiding teams, and refining product specifications to meet customer needs. Passionate about leveraging technical expertise to drive innovation and exceed project goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Contract Full Stack Engineer
QueerCalendar
03.2025 - 05.2025
- Collaborated with product and design team to estimate complexity of core features, helping the company plan for a large marketing initiative
- Introduced a suite of custom form, input, and routing components to streamline UI development; streamlining new form implementations
- Synthesized product requirements and design mock-ups into a comprehensive set of models and endpoints
- Adopted engineering best practices and delivered highest quality scalable solutions.
Full Stack Engineer
Lawmatics
04.2022 - 10.2024
- Spearheaded initiatives to manage and reduce tech debt, encouraging faster, risk-free iteration cycles
- Implemented a comprehensive platform managing over 1.6M email and SMS conversations, empowering users to effortlessly manage correspondence from a centralized location
- Expanded the reminder system, enhancing existing product services with asynchronous messaging capabilities using Sidekiq; this resulted in over 600k additional reminders sent and reduced user toil
- Expanded a multi-step synchronization service in Ruby on Rails, enabling automatic updates on external platforms, enhancing customer experience
- Engineered an advanced email system using Nylas API and webhooks, managing 19.5M emails across 9M email threads
- Overhauled a table display and filtering system using ElasticSearch, allowing search and display across dozens of database columns and user-defined fields
Full Stack Developer
The Beehive Software
08.2021 - 04.2022
- Designed and implemented load-balancing algorithm in Express/TypeScript for use in restaurant software including MGM Grand's restaurants
- Directed and mentored two intern teams using TypeScript and Ruby for use in multiple projects
- Created a custom rules engine in Python/TypeScript, significantly enhancing real-time event processing in restaurant applications
- Designed and developed a TypeScript image processing pipeline, effectively removing undesired elements from photos
Full Stack Developer Intern
QuotaPath
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Overhauled React registration wizard and implemented autogenerated demo accounts using Django and Python
- Overhauled the registration wizard to align with SalesForce integration project, simplifying new user experiences
- Expanded API unit testing and introduced end-to-end smoke tests, allowing for one-click product demonstrations at scale
- Rectified critical API and client issues, ensuring robust user tenancy and security
Frontend Developer Intern
Red Queen Gaming
09.2017 - 03.2018
- Researched and developed a custom data normalization pipeline in JavaScript, allowing for construction of derived values from input data
- Designed and developed a filterable heatmap using React/Redux: a canvas-based event display system using custom smart tooltips and an interactive playable timeline
- Converted an existing JavaScript project from HTML/JavaScript to React/Redux in two weeks with no prior exposure to the framework, allowing for integration with another product
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA06.2021
Skills
- TypeScript/React
- Ruby/Ruby on Rails (RoR)
- PostgreSQL
- JavaScript/HTML/CSS
- Python
- Docker
- Apollo/GraphQL
- ElasticSearch(ES)
- NodeJS
- Git
- Amazon S3
Timeline
Contract Full Stack Engineer
QueerCalendar
03.2025 - 05.2025
Full Stack Engineer
Lawmatics
04.2022 - 10.2024
Full Stack Developer
The Beehive Software
08.2021 - 04.2022
Full Stack Developer Intern
QuotaPath
09.2019 - 03.2020
Frontend Developer Intern
Red Queen Gaming
09.2017 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Drexel University
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