Summary
Michael Shihrer is a research engineer with 11 years of software development experience, currently driving applied research work at Indeed from his base in Missoula, Montana. His background spans enterprise .NET systems, web and mobile applications, and performance tooling—skills honed across roles at Submittable, the State of Montana, wolfSSL, and the U.S. Air Force. He has led teams and made architecture decisions in high-stakes environments, earning multiple service commendations for his leadership and delivery. Michael pairs practical field experience (including rugged-device data collection for Antarctic research) with a solid Computer Science foundation from Montana State University. He is drawn to innovative teams and performance-focused engineering, comfortable moving between hands-on implementation and research-driven prototypes. Colleagues can expect a pragmatic engineer who bridges operational rigor with curiosity for measurable system improvements.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.56, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 3.56 at Montana State University-Bozeman
English