Michael Patashnik
Senior Software Engineer at Google
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Patashnik is a Senior Software Engineer at Google with 11 years of experience combining strong algorithms and systems instincts with a background in computer science and economics. He specializes in algorithmic puzzles, graph theory, and the intersection of game and decision theory, bringing analytical rigor to product-scale engineering problems. A Cornell CS/Econ double-major, he has hands-on experience across backend and frontend stacks from internships and early roles, and has built teaching projects and a puzzle game that reflect his love of complex challenges. Known for translating combinatorial problems into practical code—like a Java/Swing assignment matcher that saved hundreds of hours at a summer camp—he excels at turning theoretical ideas into scalable tools. Based in New York, he thrives on hard puzzles and designing elegant solutions that bridge theory and production.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Economics Double Major, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Economics Double Major at Cornell University
Github Skills (9)
tmx10
tilemap9
physics-engine9
tiled8
java8
2d8
java-game6
opengl6
game-engine6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
Mshnik/ShippingGame
Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
Contributions:181 commits in 1 year
Mshnik/MuseScore
Apr 2017 - Jan 2023
Contributions:442 commits, 1 PR, 482 pushes in 5 years 9 months
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