Michael Holloway is a senior software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in backend systems and distributed architectures, currently working at Meta in New York. He has led large-scale migrations and stream-processing proofs of concept—most notably moving 300+ TB of archived tickets to DynamoDB and prototyping Apache Flink-based aggregation at Zendesk—while also owning validation and conflict-detection subsystems at HubSpot. At Wikimedia he shipped push notification systems and contributed to the official Wikipedia iOS app, improving image handling and removing legacy mobile features, demonstrating a strong commitment to open-source and platform compliance. He pairs product-minded engineering with data-focused implementation, having rebuilt a Solr-backed catalog pipeline for the University of Pennsylvania and authored analytics event specs and client libraries across languages. Michael’s background blends rigorous systems work with a knack for operational reliability and developer-facing tooling, and he’s pursuing further CS study while holding a JD from Columbia and a BA from Cornell. An uncommon thread through his career is shipping pragmatic integrations that bridge research, privacy/security concerns, and production reliability.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Political Science and Government, Bachelor of Arts - BA Political Science and Government at Cornell University
Doctor of Law - JD, Doctor of Law - JD at Columbia University
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder
Contributions:36 reviews, 27 commits, 13 PRs in 5 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the `wikimedia/wikipedia-ios` repository by fixing bugs and implementing features related to the Wikipedia iOS app. Their work included fixing image filename truncation issues and adding tests for image URL parsing. Furthermore, the user was involved in removing legacy code related to mobile carrier information and integrating custom exit interstitial messages for Wikipedia Zero compliance. The user's contributions demonstrate a focus on improving image handling, removing obsolete features, and adhering to platform-specific compliance requirements.
Contributions:8 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 8 months
avroapache-kafkaapacherestbasequeuing
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