Michael Chouinard
Senior Software Engineer at Nava
Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Chouinard is a Senior Software Engineer with seven years of experience building scalable, high-performance backend systems for both consumer and government technology. Skilled in Python, NodeJS, Java, and AWS, he has redesigned critical live systems at Amazon and now maintains backend payment processing for the Mass PFML project at Nava. He brings deep architecture and cost-optimization experience—having halved annual infrastructure spend at Amazon—alongside strong leadership and stakeholder communication with government partners. A high-achieving Michigan State graduate (3.94 GPA), he pairs hands-on engineering with mentoring experience and a track record of improving operational efficiency and developer productivity. Notably, he translates complex public-benefits requirements into maintainable, auditable systems that perform at scale.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.94, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.94 at Michigan State University
Github Skills (14)
marshmallow7
api6
flask5
rest5
python-web4
python4
swagger-ui3
swagger3
rest-api3
api-framework3
redoc3
openapi3
nutrition2
wic1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
navapbc/wic-mt-demo-project-mock-api
Aug 2022 - Sep 2022
Mock API wrapper around the SPIRIT MIS for State of Montana Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Contributions:61 reviews, 30 PRs, 79 pushes in 28 days
api-clientapispiritmock-apiapi-wrapper
HHS/simpler-grants-gov
Oct 2023 - Apr 2025
Contributions:601 reviews, 356 PRs, 424 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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