Michael Cloutier
Senior Software Engineer at ineedthis inc.
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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RockstarMichael Cloutier is a senior software engineer and serial founder with 11 years of experience building products and businesses from Sarasota, Florida. He balances hands-on engineering at Experian with entrepreneurial leadership as CEO and co-founder of multiple ventures since 2015, demonstrating an ability to move between enterprise-scale systems and early-stage product development. A polymath outside tech—violinist, woodworker, gardener and inventor—he brings creative problem-solving and practical craftsmanship to software design. His track record shows repeated creation of niche startups and sustained technical contribution inside a major data company, indicating both startup grit and enterprise discipline. Known for a minimalist, “simple life” approach, he favors pragmatic, durable solutions over unnecessary complexity.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (72)
ai-chat10
django9
stream9
rocket9
gnupg9
csv8
zip8
reader8
phoenix-framework8
typescript8
gzip8
chromadb8
pgp7
http7
encryption7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ineedthis/phoenix-starter
Feb 2016 - Jun 2017
A kickstarter for the Phoenix Framework.
Contributions:60 commits, 16 PRs, 45 pushes in 1 year 3 months
phoenix-framework
ClarityServices/rocketjob_mission_control
Jan 2024 - Apr 2026
Web based management interface for Rocket Job
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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