Katherine Michel
Software Engineer at JPMorganChase
United States
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Top SchoolKatherine Michel is a software engineer with 12 years of experience building resilient, large-scale Python/Django systems, currently working on distributed orchestration and CockroachDB-backed services at JPMorgan Chase. She combines deep backend craftsmanship—packaging, CI/CD, Docker, and AWS—with open source leadership, having led major Pinax releases that modernized dozens of Django apps and dropped Python 2 support. Prior roles at Octopus Energy and Eldarion underscore her focus on backend architecture and maintainable releases, while consulting work for Wharton highlights her ability to productize open-source projects and advise on community strategy. Comfortable in Agile environments, she pairs technical mentoring and public speaking with hands-on DevOps to move projects from prototype to production. Her background spans program management, event and client-facing roles, and formal training in project management, giving her an unusual blend of technical depth and stakeholder empathy. Outside work she signals broad community involvement across ThePSF and multiple OSS projects, reflecting a commitment to sustainable developer ecosystems.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts Communications Studies Minor Fine Art, Bachelor of Arts Communications Studies Minor Fine Art at Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KansasFull Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCampMSc Project Management, MSc Project Management at Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster, U.K.Code in Place Python Programming Language, Code in Place Python Programming Language at Stanford University School of EngineeringH.S. Diploma, H.S. Diploma at Fredonia High School, Fredonia, Kansas
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (17)
develop10
python10
django10
database-migrations9
configuration-management9
social-networking9
social-graph9
database-migration9
templating8
testing8
markdown7
markdown-it7
documentation7
pinax6
npm-install6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
pinax/pinax-notifications
Dec 2017 - Jun 2021
user notification management for the Django web framework
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 33 commits, 1 PR in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Katherine primarily contributed to the Django-based backend of the project. They made changes to the project's core functionality by dropping support for older Django/Python versions, updating documentation, and bumping the project's version. Their work involved modifying setup.py, various model and test files, and configuration files, directly impacting the project's compatibility and maintainability. They also fixed team email and made changes to the lockfile.
pythondjangonotificationsnotificationdjango-web
pinax/pinax-blog
Dec 2017 - Jun 2021
a blog app for Django
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 37 commits, 7 PRs in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Katherine primarily contributed to the backend of the Django blog application. Their work involved modifications to the database schema, template tags, and parsers, suggesting a focus on refining core functionalities and features. They also updated the project's dependencies and version information within the `setup.py` file, indicating involvement in project maintenance and release management. The commits indicate a focus on code standardization and modernization.
djangoblog-apppython
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