Summary
Michael Tracy is a results-driven Software Engineering Lead with 16 years of experience building and improving engineering teams and cloud-native systems. Currently leading a team at RealTruck, he designs event-driven, serverless e-commerce services in Node.js/TypeScript on AWS while coaching direct reports and instituting Kanban to accelerate delivery. His background spans backend API design in Java and JavaScript, DevOps automation, and a history of introducing TDD/BDD practices that measurably reduced defects and cycle times across organizations like Universal Orlando, Sonobi, and Lockheed Martin. Comfortable both as a hands-on engineer and people leader, he has a track record of shipping pragmatic automation (CI/CD, release management, config management) and translating legacy systems into modern APIs. Based in Florida, he blends systems-level thinking with practical process improvements and often surfaces outsized impact by training teams in testing and workflow disciplines.
16 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's Degree, Computer Engineering, 3.31 on a 4.0 scale, Associate's Degree, Computer Engineering, 3.31 on a 4.0 scale at Broward Community College
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 3.28 on a 4.0 scale, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 3.28 on a 4.0 scale at Florida International University