Summary
Michael Verdon is a back-end developer with four years of experience, currently working in payments technology at JPMorgan Chase after maintaining cross-platform Firebase SDKs at Invertase. He helped improve widely used open-source projects—FlutterFire and React Native Firebase—which together have tens of thousands of stars and are relied on by developers globally. Michael holds an MEng in Computer Science (Distinction) from the University of Portsmouth and completed intensive software engineering training at Maker’s Academy. He is proficient in JavaScript, Python, Dart, Java and C++, and routinely troubleshoots native mobile interoperability across Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C and Java. Beyond code, he has delivered creative freelance video projects and speaks to students to demystify coding, reflecting his interest in mentorship and communication. He combines a practical focus on reliable SDK delivery with a curiosity for machine learning techniques to solve real problems.
3 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science, Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science at University of Portsmouth
Software Engineering, Software Engineering at Makers