Michael Wolf-sonkin
Software Engineer at SpaceX
Town of Huntington, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Wolf-sonkin is a software engineer with eight years of experience specializing in C, C++, and Python, currently writing software at SpaceX after earning an MS in Computer Science from Columbia. He blends a strong academic foundation with hands-on systems and simulation work—from procedural traffic generation and steering algorithms at AFRL to LabWindows/CVI test tooling for hardware validation. Michael also teaches and mentors, having lectured on algorithms and object-oriented programming while tutoring core CS topics, reflecting his commitment to clear technical communication. His interests in computer graphics and competitive programming inform a pragmatic, performance-minded approach to problem solving that surfaces in both research-oriented projects and production-grade tooling.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science at Stony Brook University College of Engineering and Applied SciencesMaster of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Columbia University
Github Skills (8)
perlin-noise8
icecream7
javascript4
data-structures4
python4
opengl4
glsl4
flower2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
altronis/cube-solver
Sep 2019 - Aug 2020
Contributions:18 commits, 14 pushes in 10 months
mikee478/michael.wolfsonkin.com
Jan 2020 - Oct 2023
Contributions:101 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 8 months
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