Michael Banzon
Technical Team Lead at Autorola Software Development
Odense, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Top SchoolMichael Banzon is a technical team lead and seasoned engineering manager with 12+ years building full-stack, cloud-first systems and leading cross-functional teams from greenfield projects to long-term scaling. A former startup CTO, he blends hands-on backend and web development (Angular, C#, Go, Azure) with product-facing leadership, roadmap strategy, and stakeholder communication. He’s driven platform transformations—moving legacy desktop products to cloud services—and has a track record of improving team security and developer growth through communities of practice and mentorship. Michael contributes to notable open-source tooling (including core backend work on the mailgun-go library) and enjoys pragmatic architecture that balances delivery speed with maintainability. Based in Odense, Denmark, he thrives in complex environments where clarity and ownership unlock impact across tech, product, and customers. Colleagues know him as a “nerd” who pairs deep technical craft with the calm of an experienced connector between domains.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
HTX Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, HTX Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia at Dalum Tekniske SkoleComputer Science Computer Science, Computer Science Computer Science at Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern DenmarkSoftware Engineering Software Engineering and IT, Software Engineering Software Engineering and IT at Faculty of Engineering, University of Southern Denmark
English, Norwegian, German, Danish
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Github Skills (26)
sendmail10
apidoc10
send-email10
e-mail10
go10
api10
mailgun10
api-design9
mysql9
restful-api9
testing9
api-rest9
aggregate-functions9
htaccess9
angularjs9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mailgun/mailgun-go
Dec 2013 - Feb 2019
Go library for sending mail with the Mailgun API.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 133 commits, 13 PRs in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Michael's primary contribution focused on developing the core backend logic for the `mailgun-go` library. Their work began with the initial structure and creation of core types like `MailgunMessage`, `Mailgun`, and foundational methods. Subsequent commits extended functionality by implementing support for the Mailgun API, including email validation and sending message functionality. The user also implemented features such as handling bounces, campaigns and included the ability to add custom headers.
golangapimailsmtpgo-library
mbanzon/currency
Jan 2014 - Aug 2016
Contributions:2 releases, 82 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 7 months
golanggo-librarycurrencies
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