Michael Smith
Solutions Architect at Retool
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Smith is a Solutions Architect based in New York with 11 years of experience building and leading engineering teams across startups and scale-ups. He combines hands-on software engineering roots—from FactSet and Palantir site reliability work to senior roles at Brex—with leadership as VP of Engineering at Buster and now customer-facing architecture at Retool. Comfortable across infrastructure, backend systems, and product-facing integrations, he excels at translating complex technical requirements into practical, scalable solutions. Outside work he prototypes social experiences like partyshuffle.us, reflecting a blend of engineering rigor and a playful focus on real-world user engagement.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at University of Connecticut
Github Skills (6)
tricks10
multiplayer7
ruby7
react2
probot2
github1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
smith11235/dotfiles
Feb 2015 - Aug 2019
Contributions:37 pushes in 4 years 6 months
dotfilesneovimvimvimrc
bcwik9/crushcard
May 2015 - Apr 2020
Multiplayer card game with trump suit
Contributions:91 commits, 2 PRs, 63 pushes in 5 years
multiplayercard-gamegamerubytricks
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