Summary
Michael Noel is a software engineer with nine years of experience building high-performance web and systems infrastructure, blending front-end expertise in React/Next.js with deep backend knowledge in Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL. He has driven architecture and resiliency at scale—leading platform evolution that supported hundreds of millions of users and engineered multi-active, auto-scaling systems that cut recovery and buffering rates to a fraction of industry norms. Comfortable in fast-paced, high-pressure environments, he pairs a competitive drive for efficiency with rapid skill acquisition and strong cross-functional communication. His background spans world-class streaming and social platforms where he designed predictive autoscaling and intelligent degradation frameworks to preserve core availability. Uncommonly for a systems-focused engineer, he holds a bachelor’s in music, reflecting a creative mindset that complements his analytical approach to problem solving. Based in New York, he leverages that blend of creativity, systems thinking, and collaboration to tackle complex web-scale challenges.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
M.S. in Computer Science (Systems Track), M.S. in Computer Science (Systems Track) at University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor's degree Music, Bachelor's degree Music at The George Washington University