Michael Hoffman
SVP, Software Engineering at OUTFRONT Media
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Hoffman is an experienced software engineering executive with 18+ years leading large, cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance products across sports media, ad tech, gaming, and entertainment. He has repeatedly scaled organizations—doubling teams, cutting cloud spend, and reducing attrition—while shipping high-volume consumer apps and transactional systems like sportsbooks and streaming platforms. A hands-on technologist who still contributes to open-source (notably backend work on GitHub’s official cli/cli), he blends product-focused engineering with operational rigor. At Caesars and MLBAM he drove measurable business outcomes—doubling market share, boosting engagement, and streamlining payments and vendor dependencies. Known as a loyal, empathetic leader, he excels at rebuilding trust, reorganizing teams into autonomous units, and aligning engineering with business OKRs. Based in New York, he pairs a deep technical pedigree with strategic leadership honed from frontline engineering to SVP roles.
13 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
English / Textual Studies History Philosophy Russian language, English / Textual Studies History Philosophy Russian language at Syracuse UniversityCTO Certificate Program Business/Technology, CTO Certificate Program Business/Technology at The Wharton School
Stackoverflow
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61answers
24questions
facebook-graph-api
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Github Skills (23)
github-cli10
apidoc10
command-line-interface10
go10
api10
command-line10
testing9
go-testing9
facebook-graph-api9
cli8
github-api8
git7
golang7
github-api-v47
ruby-on-rails6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
cli/cli
Aug 2024 - Mar 2025
GitHub’s official command line tool
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:17 reviews, 4 PRs, 34 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the `cli/cli` repository by implementing and refactoring commands related to autolink references for GitHub repositories. Their work included introducing new commands for listing autolink references and refactoring existing test code. Furthermore, the user reorganized the autolink subcommands and updated dependencies.
golangcommand-line-toolgocommand-linecli
hoffm/github-cli
Dec 2024 - Feb 2025
GitHub’s official command line tool
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 73 pushes in 1 month
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