Michael Sherov
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Datadog
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Sherov is a senior software engineering manager with 15 years of experience building developer tooling and web platforms, now leading Backend Language Tooling and AI Developer Experience at Datadog. He combines hands-on engineering chops—from core jQuery contributions to npm internals—with leadership roles across Adobe, Skillshare, and LinkedIn, driving teams to ship reliable, testable web experiences. A longtime front-end contributor to widely used projects like jQuery and jQuery UI, he has a practitioner’s eye for code quality, shown by work on scss-lint and JS style checkers. He’s equally comfortable in backend and infrastructure concerns, having improved npm lifecycle and install behavior. Based in New York, he focuses on making the web easier for developers and end users alike, blending practical open-source contributions with product-minded engineering leadership. An unusual strength: deep familiarity with both legacy browser-era tooling and modern developer workflows, enabling pragmatic modernization of developer experience.
15 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Computer Science, Bachelors Computer Science at Rutgers University
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Github Skills (45)
tooling10
javascript10
npm10
jquery10
npm-cli10
package-management10
testing10
css10
configuration-management10
rspec10
ui-design10
amazon-web-services10
software-quality10
sc10
gruntjs10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
jscs-dev/node-jscs
Dec 2013 - Mar 2015
:arrow_heading_up: JavaScript Code Style checker (unmaintained)
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 228 commits, 79 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Michael contributed to the development and maintenance of a JavaScript code style checker by adding and modifying rules. These contributions primarily focused on adding new rules for comma placement and dot notation, enhancing the checker's ability to enforce specific style guidelines. The user was also involved in updating the string-checker, adding new rules and adapting existing ones. These changes demonstrate a focus on improving code quality and standardization within the JavaScript project.
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thorst/jquery-idletimer
May 2011 - Aug 2013
provides you a way to monitor user activity with a page.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:19 commits in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the project by improving code quality and consistency in the JavaScript files. Their work included correcting whitespace, fixing missing semicolons, and refactoring code based on JSLint guidelines. The user also addressed a "weird construction" error and resolved issues with data initialization within the code. Furthermore, the user updated the project by integrating scaffolding from Grunt-init, switching code styles, and bumping the version number.
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