Michael Nowakowski
Pipeline Software Engineer at Apple
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Nowakowski is a Pipeline Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building production tooling for animation and VFX, currently shaping pipeline infrastructure at Apple after leading pipeline and TD efforts at LAIKA. He specializes in Python and JavaScript-driven web tools and ShotGrid integrations, with hands-on experience in Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and modern front-end frameworks like Vue and React. At LAIKA he architected scheduling and data models for hybrid analog/digital fabrication, accelerated ShotGrid API performance by up to 20x, and shipped interactive visualization and rescheduling tools that improved production decision-making. He pairs a computer science and film background from Northwestern with practical cinematography and photography experience, giving him a rare empathy for creative workflows and a knack for translating artistic needs into robust automation. Currently learning TypeScript and Rust, he blends production-side domain expertise with a continuous drive to modernize studio pipelines.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science | Film, 3.75/4, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science | Film, 3.75/4 at Northwestern UniversityRochester Lourdes High School, Rochester, MN
Github Skills (51)
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simultaneous9
command-line-utility9
file-api9
filter9
machine-vision9
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tus8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Pantsworth/slit_scanner_darkly
Sep 2016 - Jun 2022
Script with CLI for creating slitscan images and videos.
Contributions:40 commits, 1 PR, 38 pushes in 5 years 9 months
videoscli
Pantsworth/pantsworth.github.io
Mar 2016 - May 2024
My personal site.
Contributions:4 PRs, 124 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 2 months
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