Michael Bussert is a Senior Software Engineer with a unique blend of legal expertise and full-stack development experience, currently building production systems at Little Caesars after advancing through multiple engineering roles there. He brings five years of formal engineering experience and over two decades of hobbyist web development, backed by a Full Stack Development certificate from Michigan State University and early frontend work for clients like Farmer’s Insurance. A former litigation attorney, he excels at translating complex requirements into clear, auditable solutions, documentation, and user-focused interfaces—skills that make him especially effective on cross-functional teams and in regulated domains. Known for pragmatic, mobile-first designs and a passion for problem-solving, he pairs rigorous analytical thinking from his legal background with hands-on coding to ship reliable, customer-facing applications.
5 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Juris Doctor (J.D.) at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Certificate, Full Stack Software Development Bootcamp, Certificate, Full Stack Software Development Bootcamp at Michigan State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Public Law & Government, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Public Law & Government, Cum Laude at Eastern Michigan University
A web application to generate music based on the user's specified location.
Contributions:21 reviews, 76 commits, 23 PRs in 10 days
musiclocationweb-applicationmusic-player
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Michael Bussert - Senior Software Engineer at Little Caesars Pizza