Michael Porter
Principal Software Engineer at MousePack
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex United States
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Top SchoolMichael Porter is a Principal Software Engineer with nine years of experience building backend systems that glue diverse services, cloud providers, and data pipelines. He’s skilled in Python and Node.js and has a track record integrating complex external systems—most recently implementing authentication flows and storage integrations that unblocked major deals. His background spans consumer, enterprise, and research environments, from 7-Eleven and FloQast to Dictionary.com, where he built ingestion pipelines, GraphQL APIs, and serverless workflows on AWS. Michael combines a strong computational biology foundation (M.S. in Biophysics) with practical full-stack training, which helps him translate data-heavy requirements into resilient architectures. He also experiments with AR development as a freelancer, showing a curiosity for applied interactive technologies beyond core backend work. Based in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, he focuses on pragmatic solutions that connect many moving parts while keeping reliability and operational simplicity front and center.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Biophysics, Master's degree Biophysics at UT Southwestern Medical CenterFull Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCampBachelor of Science (B.S.) Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biochemistry at Brigham Young University
Spanish, English
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Github Skills (24)
cjs7
orbit7
cart6
batch6
script6
expansion6
voting6
sarif6
bioconda5
bioinformatics5
journal5
python5
interpretation5
javascript4
windows4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
emptyport/js-emass
Apr 2018 - Aug 2018
This is a JavaScript implementation of the emass algorithm for calculating accurate isotopic envelopes
Contributions:1 release, 27 commits, 23 pushes in 3 months
emassjavascriptisotopicorbitenvelopes
emptyport/molecular-formula
Jul 2017 - Nov 2018
A simple library to work with molecular formula.
Contributions:19 commits, 4 PRs, 13 pushes in 1 year 4 months
molecular
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