Michael Lundin
Staff Software Engineer at Palmetto
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Lundin is a staff software engineer with two decades of experience building scalable backend systems, AI-driven products, and cloud platforms, currently leading the modeling and intelligence layer for Palmetto’s solar and electrification products. He blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership—decomposing monoliths, modernizing platforms, and mentoring engineers—while shipping LLM-backed workflows and production AI integrations using TypeScript/Node.js, Python, and AWS. His recent work includes designing LLM agents (Claude, OpenAI, MCP) and connecting complex energy services (pAPI, GLIDE, BEM, Genability) into coherent decision pipelines that drive sales and homeowner experiences. Earlier wins include a 99% cost reduction in solar array designs through an interactive design tool and contributing front-end UX improvements to the widely used intro.js onboarding library. Based in Corvallis, OR, he pairs a pragmatic engineering mindset with a curiosity that spans from geospatial visualization to language-model orchestration.
12 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
BA, English, BA, English at Oregon State UniversityPhysics, Physics at Northern Illinois University
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Github Skills (17)
javascript10
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knight-tour10
html10
mysql9
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
usablica/intro.js
Apr 2014 - Sep 2014
Lightweight, user-friendly onboarding tour library
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits in 5 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the implementation of the intro.js library's user interface features. Their commits focused on improvements like auto-positioning of tooltip windows and fixing code style issues. The user also updated compiled files, indicating a role in building and maintaining the library's distribution artifacts. These changes are centered on modifying the minified JavaScript code, improving the user experience.
jsreactonboardingminifyjavascript
MikeTheReader/react-game-of-life
Mar 2017 - Oct 2021
A JavaScript React version of Conway's Game of Life
Contributions:20 PRs, 70 pushes, 23 branches in 4 years 7 months
reactgamejavascriptconway-s-game-of-lifegame-of
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