Micah Cowsik-herstand is a Principal Engineer in Missouri with over a decade of professional engineering experience and a 20-year background in full-stack development and architecture. They specialize in shipping client-facing TypeScript/React and Node.js solutions, designing analytics platforms, and leading API and serverless initiatives for enterprise and consumer products. Micah blends hands-on coding with people-facing skills—running stakeholder meetings, mentoring engineers, and managing cross-company technical partnerships. A perceptive user advocate and HCI experimenter, they have a track record of reinventing interfaces and re-architecting search and CMS systems for firms like Nikon, Subway, and Shopbop. Outside core engineering, Micah’s varied past in theater and journalism informs an uncommon empathy for users and strong communication that helps bridge technical and non-technical teams.
11 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
James Madison Memorial High School
Computer Science, Computer Science at Washington University in St. Louis
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
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Micah Cowsik-herstand - Principal Engineer at Net Health