Summary
Michael Czapik is a software engineer with 11 years of experience building privacy-forward mobile and backend systems, currently contributing to backend engineering for a UX feedback tool. He led Android privacy and compliance efforts at TikTok for emerging markets, influencing features used by millions daily, and previously spearheaded a DARPA-funded privacy project at Carnegie Mellon that shaped industry privacy controls. Comfortable in startups and enterprise environments, he has built IoT platforms that attracted interest from Intel and Google and implemented production-grade security proxies in banking. Michael combines research-driven innovation with hands-on delivery—designing distributed backends, real-time sensor streaming apps, and developer tooling—and mentors engineers across levels. Based in Pittsburgh, he blends academic research experience with practical product outcomes and a track record of shipping impactful, privacy-centric software.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Science (A.S.) Computer and Information Sciences General, Associate of Science (A.S.) Computer and Information Sciences General at Community College of Allegheny County
Bachelors of Science Computer Science, Bachelors of Science Computer Science at University of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Mellon University