Summary
Michael Clark is a Principal Engineer and seasoned technology leader with over three decades of experience designing and delivering secure, scalable software and product teams. Currently driving architecture and delivery at Beyond Identity, he has advanced from senior engineer to engineering manager and now principal, focusing on passwordless, Zero Trust authentication that enables new business models. He blends hands-on software engineering, backlog and product management, and business development to translate customer needs into high-impact security features. Based in New York, he pairs an M.S. in Computer Science with early-career roots in both research and commercial engineering, giving him a rare mix of academic rigor and startup pragmatism. Colleagues value his collaborative leadership and appetite for learning new technologies, while an offbeat career highlight is his stint as a winning drummer in an SGI air band competition, hinting at creative problem-solving beyond the keyboard.
12 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Utah