Michael Herrmann
Principal Software Engineer at Lumen5
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Herrmann is a Principal Software Engineer based in Vancouver with eight years of progressive experience at Lumen5, where he rose from Software Engineer to Director of Engineering and now serves as a principal driving architecture and delivery. He blends an electrical engineering academic background (MSc and BASc) with hands-on software leadership, making him comfortable at the intersection of systems, embedded thinking, and cloud-native product engineering. Known for mentoring teams and scaling engineering practices, he has a track record of promoting from within and leading transitions across roles and responsibilities. His early experience as a lifeguard and shift leader hints at a practical, safety-first mentality and calm leadership under pressure.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Université de Fribourg - Universität FreiburgBachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Electrical Engineering (w/ Computer Minor), Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) Electrical Engineering (w/ Computer Minor) at University of CalgaryMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering at Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
Github Skills (67)
threejs10
canvas2d10
xmlhttprequest10
http-client10
rendering-engine10
javascript10
rendering10
browser10
glsl10
data-visualization10
webgl10
ajax10
typescript10
fastest10
nodejs10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
michaeljherrmann/ib-gateway-service
Dec 2019 - May 2021
A small node server to extend the Interactive Broker Client Portal Web API adding the ability to programatically launch and login to the api gateway
Contributions:6 commits, 2 PRs, 27 pushes in 1 year 5 months
api-gatewayapiweb-portalbrokernode-server
PullPro/test
Feb 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:2 reviews, 29 PRs, 3 pushes in 2 years 1 month
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