Michael Sagapolutele is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience who builds robust Rails applications at Hotel Engine, where he progressed from Software Engineer to senior roles since 2020. He transitioned into web development after graduate work in physics, bringing a methodical, research-driven approach honed at Dillard University and the Turing School’s Back End Engineering program. Prior experience at Aljex (now part of Descartes) gave him production-grade exposure to logistics software and long-lived codebases. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic backend engineer who favors clear abstractions and reliable systems, and he’s comfortable navigating both startup-style iteration and enterprise integration. Based in Denver, he combines scientific curiosity with practical engineering to deliver maintainable, data-informed features.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics at Dillard University
Back End Engineering Certificate, Back End Engineering Certificate, Back End Engineering Certificate, Back End Engineering Certificate at Turing School of Software & Design
Graduate Course Work, Physics, Graduate Course Work, Physics at University of Central Florida
Contributions:3 PRs, 12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 2 months
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Michael Sagapolutele - Senior Software Engineer at Hotel Engine