Michael Whitaker
Staff Software Engineer at Pelotech
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolMichael Whitaker is a Staff Software Engineer with 12 years of experience specializing in backend systems, stream processing, and microservice architectures. Based in Chicago, he has progressed from hands-on roles at Hotwire and Expedia to senior engineering positions at Nordstrom and now Pelotech, consistently focusing on scalable, real-time data solutions. He combines strong practical experience in production streaming platforms with a foundation in computer engineering and computer science from USC. Known for translating complex data flows into reliable microservices, he brings both deep technical craft and a pragmatic approach to system design. An early contributor to real-time analytics projects during internships, he often bridges academic rigor with production-grade engineering.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering and Computer Science Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Computer Science Computer Science at University of Southern California
Github Skills (58)
spec10
continuous-integration10
python10
restful-api10
stubs10
api-client10
testing10
aws-lambda10
generator10
swagger10
sdk10
aws10
rest10
rest-client10
serverless-framework10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
mcwhitak/Wikipedia
Jan 2019 - Apr 2021
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
mcwhitak/Giving-Up-Google
Oct 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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