Summary
Michael Stetson is a Java developer with nine years of hands-on experience building large-scale Minecraft server tooling and anti-cheat systems. Self-taught and now working at Hypixel, he created a widely used open-source AntiCheat (300+ GitHub stars) and led anti-cheat development at Ziax, helping protect networks up to 50,000 concurrent players. Promoted to technical lead while at Ziax, he oversaw a team of developers and collaborated closely with volunteer moderators to turn operational feedback into reliable detection tooling. Comfortable across Java, SQL, JavaScript, Linux, CI/CD and build systems, he blends backend engineering with practical production operations and a track record of shipping solutions that scale.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer