Michael Ness
Software Engineer at Cray Inc.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Ness is a software engineer with 13 years of professional experience and over 15 years of hands-on programming, specializing in C/C++ and LLVM-based compiler development. Currently at Cray, he focuses on optimizations and code generation for C/C++ and Fortran compilers, building an extensible compiler framework on top of LLVM. His background includes roles at Unisys and leading the Mattathias BASIC compiler project, reflecting a long-standing commitment to language tooling and integration work. He has taught software development as an adjunct professor and brings additional leadership experience from the U.S. Air Force, where he managed large maintenance teams—an uncommon blend of technical depth and operational leadership. Based in Minneapolis, he pairs advanced compiler engineering with practical systems perspective and a track record of shipping robust, production-grade tooling.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Computer Science, Master of Science, Computer Science at New York Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Arts, History, Bachelor of Arts, History at University of Minnesota
Github Skills (9)
amiga6
color-scheme5
bash4
shell4
python4
powerline3
zsh3
developer-tools2
prompt2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
AMOSFactory/AMOSProfessional
May 2013 - Oct 2017
Contributions:3 commits, 1 branch, 1 comment in 4 years 5 months
mness1978/AMOSPlatformExample
Jul 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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