Summary
Michael Francis is a seasoned infrastructure and platform engineer with 15 years of experience building scalable systems for startups and product teams, currently contributing as a Member of Technical Staff at Materialize. He founded and runs Melenion Inc., blending hands-on engineering with entrepreneurial product delivery since 2008. His background spans leadership roles as VP of Platform and Infrastructure Lead, and deep infrastructure architecture work at YC-backed Sproutfi, demonstrating an ability to design resilient platforms for rapid-growth environments. Comfortable across the stack, he has a track record of shipping booking systems, enterprise LMS tooling and developer-focused platform services. Based in Toronto, he brings a pragmatic mix of startup grit and long-term platform thinking that helps teams move from prototypes to production-grade systems.
15 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Humber College