Michael Musslewhite
Engineering Manager - Web App at Shippo
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Musslewhite is an engineering manager based in Austin with 13 years of experience building and leading teams that deliver production web applications and analytics platforms. Currently heading Web App engineering at Shippo after leading billing, fraud prevention, and auth teams there, he blends hands-on backend experience (Go, Python/Django) with product-minded leadership. His background includes designing RBAC systems, GraphQL/TypeScript APIs, OLTP/data pipelines, and operating EKS clusters with Terraform and Helm—skills that help him bridge product, data, and infrastructure. Trained originally in neuroscience, he brings a researcher's curiosity and a pragmatic approach to systems design and performance tuning. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex requirements into reliable, shippable systems while mentoring engineers to grow.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biology/Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biology/Neuroscience at The University of Texas at AustinPhilosophy Visual Arts, Philosophy Visual Arts at University of North Texas
English
Github Skills (22)
schema7
nodejs7
api7
koa7
google-cloud6
http6
pgsql6
graphql-api6
graphile5
postgraphile5
graphql5
graphql-js5
pg5
typescript5
javascript5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
musslebot/config
May 2015 - Mar 2019
configuration > self
Contributions:2 PRs, 35 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 10 months
configurationconfigself-configuration
larrylindsey/reconstructmergetool
Mar 2013 - Nov 2013
Contributions:301 commits in 8 months
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