Michael Zeolla
Senior Software Engineer at Tesla
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Zeolla is a Senior Software Engineer based in Austin with five years of hands-on experience building production ML and full-stack systems, now driving high-impact projects at Tesla. He blends deep learning (TensorFlow, PyTorch, transformers, RAG) with modern web stacks (Python, Node, React/React Native, MERN) to deliver scalable, secure platforms—most notably internal tools for LLM deployment, RAG retrieval, and a self-service AI visualization platform with significant monthly users. His background ranges from building consumer-facing mobile apps and accessibility-focused museum software to developing RESTful APIs and Kubernetes-backed services that power thousands of live displays. A strong mentor and hiring contributor, he has led small engineering teams through Agile delivery while championing MLOps pipelines and cost-aware cloud analytics. Notably, his side projects include SmartTrash, an AI agent for real-time beach waste detection, reflecting a focus on practical, societally beneficial ML applications.
5 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, 4.0, Master's degree, Computer Science, 4.0 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Github Skills (1)
java7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Codepath-G27/Task-Train
Dec 2020 - Aug 2021
Contributions:88 commits, 24 PRs, 89 pushes in 8 months
cs4241-21a/a1-gettingstarted
Aug 2021 - Jul 2024
first assignment for CS4241@WPI in Fall 2021
Contributions:1 PR, 2 comments in 2 years 10 months
fallwpi
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