Summary
Michael Angelo is a Director of Engineering with 11 years of experience leading front-end and full-stack teams across media and creative software companies, currently driving engineering at Adobe in New York. He transitioned from a professional career in opera and songwriting into web development, bringing a unique blend of artistic sensibility and technical rigor to product and UI design. His background includes senior roles at The New York Times, Frame.io, and Jetblack, where he focused on crafting clean, user-centered interfaces and guiding teams to choose the right tools for the job. Known for attention to detail and a pragmatic focus on where to invest engineering effort, he emphasizes simplicity and polished experiences. As a former instructor and mentor at Dev Bootcamp, he pairs leadership with hands-on coaching to elevate team craft. That creative-to-code trajectory gives him an uncommon perspective on usability and storytelling in digital products.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Voice and Opera, Bachelor's Degree Voice and Opera at University of Hartford
Web Developer, Web Developer at Dev Bootcamp