Michael Jensen
Full Stack Developer at InstantScripts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Jensen is a seasoned Full Stack Developer with 15 years of experience building scalable web applications and systems from startups to AAA game studios. He spent nearly a decade at Riot Games rising to Staff Software Engineer, bringing deep expertise in system design, architecture, and cross-team delivery, and now applies that experience at InstantScripts. His background spans Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, .NET, and distributed systems, and he has taught programming at university and bootcamp levels, reflecting a strong aptitude for mentorship and technical communication. An active open-source contributor, he improved usability and local file management in the popular Dillinger Markdown editor, demonstrating a focus on practical UX improvements as well as backend integration. Based in Melbourne, he blends hands-on implementation with architectural thinking and a track record of shipping reliable, user-focused features.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Science (Professional Software Development), Bachelor Science (Professional Software Development) at Swinburne University of Technology
Github Skills (12)
localstorage10
markdown10
javascript10
file-management10
nodejs10
markdown-it10
front-end-development10
editor9
back-end-development9
editors9
css8
html8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
joemccann/dillinger
Feb 2014 - Mar 2014
The last Markdown editor, ever.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:11 commits in 20 days
Contributions summary:Michael primarily focused on enhancing the functionality of the Markdown editor, "Dillinger," by implementing features related to local file management. They added support for loading, saving, and deleting files from local storage, directly impacting the user's ability to manage Markdown documents. These changes included UI updates to include local file options and integration with the existing interface, making the application more feature-rich. Furthermore, the user addressed usability concerns by making the "New File" function clear the existing buffer and by closing the drop-down menus upon clicking.
javascripteverbloggingidenodejs
submitteddenied/flazr
Jan 2014 - Mar 2017
Contributions:7 commits, 1 push in 3 years 2 months
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