Michael Georgoulopoulos
Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer
Greece
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Georgoulopoulos is a Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer with 21 years of hands-on experience building high-performance software across life sciences and game development. He currently develops advanced mass spectrometry tools at Protein Metrics, translating complex algorithms for peptide, protein and oligonucleotide analysis into production-grade software that accelerates biopharma research. His background spans engine and renderer programming, tools and pipeline design, and founding an indie game studio—skills that give him a rare combination of systems-level performance optimization and product-focused engineering. Michael pairs formal training in biology and bioinformatics with deep C++/graphics and tooling expertise, enabling him to bridge domain science and scalable implementation. Known for a pragmatic, problem-first approach, he thrives on turning intricate scientific problems into reliable, usable software.
21 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Bioinformatics and Neuroinformatics, Master's degree, Bioinformatics and Neuroinformatics at Hellenic Open UniversityBiology, Biology at Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon
English, French, Greek, Japanese
Github Skills (11)
demoscene9
software-rendering9
fasta8
htslib8
blast8
fastq-format7
indexing7
seqan7
simd4
high-performance4
cps3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mgeorgoulopoulos/alpha
Aug 2016 - Jan 2026
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years 6 months
mgeorgoulopoulos/TetrisHaskellWeekend
Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
Contributions:38 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
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