Michael Knudson
Software Engineer at Square
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Knudson is a software engineer with 13 years of experience, currently focused on Android development using Jetpack Compose and Square’s Workflow framework at Square in Atlanta. He brings a strong practical background in mobile and embedded tooling from internships at Turner and L3, where he automated test data collection and deployed workplace display boards globally. Michael contributes to notable open-source projects such as MIT App Inventor, where he updated Twitter integration components and modernized code to match library changes. Trained in computer engineering at Georgia Tech, he pairs low-level systems thinking with modern UI engineering, and has a track record of improving developer workflows and product usability. Notably, his history includes cross-disciplinary work—from converting auth systems across stacks to leading volunteer build crews—indicating both technical versatility and hands-on leadership.
13 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBrigham Young University-Idaho
English, Spanish
Github Skills (6)
javas10
appinventor10
android10
twitter-api10
java10
documentation9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mit-cml/appinventor-sources
Oct 2012 - May 2016
MIT App Inventor Public Open Source
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer
Mobile DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 16 PRs, 40 comments in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Michael's commits primarily involve modifying and updating the MIT App Inventor source code related to the Twitter component. The changes include refactoring code to accommodate changes in the twitter4j library, such as removing synchronization and updating method signatures. They also addressed documentation, added annotations, and integrated specific blocks like `Authorize` and `ConsumerSecret`. The user also made code adjustments, updated documentation and implemented new component additions.
app-inventormit-app-inventorandroidmitinventor
acknudson/ember-progress-bar
Feb 2019 - Jun 2021
Contributions:6 PRs, 1 push, 4 branches in 2 years 4 months
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