Summary
Michael Barr is a Senior Software Engineer with 18 years of hands-on experience building Python/Django backend systems, microservices, and APIs, currently delivering production-grade solutions at INTELITY. He has a strong track record in designing portable services, automating data imports, and creating custom reporting and deployment patterns—often leveraging Docker and AWS for reproducible deployments. Michael champions engineering best practices through unit testing, code review, and maintaining reusable project templates (cookiecutter) to accelerate team delivery. His background spans roles from developer to advisor across industries including healthcare, telecommunications, and hospitality, and he brings practical troubleshooting experience from earlier technical support and operations roles. Based in Brandon, Florida, he balances pragmatic engineering with mentoring and open source contributions, favoring pragmatic solutions that reduce operational friction.
18 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Information Systems at Florida Institute of Technology
Network Security and Administration, Network Security and Administration at ECPI College of Technology