Summary
Michael Sanford is a senior software engineer based in San Diego with a decade of hands-on experience building full-stack web applications using React, Redux, Express, PostgreSQL, Python and PHP. Entrepreneurial by nature, he has continuously monetized technical skills since high school—running a long-term technical consulting practice alongside roles at startups like ClaraPrice and GoodBuy Gear. He brings a practical, product-focused mindset, prioritizing time and quality while enjoying the puzzle of hard problems and rapid learning through side projects. Comfortable across front-end and back-end stacks, Michael has a track record of shipping customer-facing fixes and internal tooling that improve operations and user experience. Notably, his background blends formal training from App Academy with years of real-world customer-facing troubleshooting, giving him both strong engineering chops and excellent communication with stakeholders.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's degree, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Associate's degree, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at Cape Cod Community College
Software Engineering, Web Development, Software Engineering, Web Development at App Academy