Michael Harris
Senior Software Engineer at SMX
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Harris is a Senior Software Engineer with seven years of experience building systems, backend platforms, and infrastructure, currently driving engineering at Outside Analytics + SMX in Louisville, Colorado. His career spans roles in software engineering, data engineering, and data science across startups and product companies, giving him a strong data-informed approach to platform design. He has a track record of moving from business analysis to hands-on engineering, enabling pragmatic decisions that balance product needs with scalable technical solutions. Michael often focuses on backend reliability and platform tooling that reduce operational friction for teams shipping features. He holds a BS in Economics from Radford University, bringing analytical rigor to technical tradeoffs and stakeholder communication. Colleagues describe him as a practical systems thinker who links data insights to infrastructure improvements.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics at Radford University
Github Skills (134)
postgresql10
bash10
google-sheets10
duckdb10
eosio10
smart-contracts10
cubejs10
linux10
sql10
ai10
rust10
shell10
embedded-analytics10
bigquery10
mysql10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
mharrisb1/udacity-cpp-nano
Apr 2020 - Jul 2020
Udacity C++ Nanodegree Program https://www.udacity.com/course/c-plus-plus-nanodegree--nd213
Contributions:78 PRs, 104 pushes, 4 branches in 3 months
c-pluspluscpp
mharrisb1/openai-responses-python
Mar 2024 - Dec 2025
🧪🤖 Pytest plugin for OpenAI requests
Contributions:33 releases, 3 reviews, 67 PRs in 1 year 8 months
openaipytestmockpythontesting
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