Summary
Michelle Loven is a Full Stack Software Engineer with 11 years of experience, currently building product at Hotplate in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has a strong track record shipping end-to-end features—most recently owning AI-driven messaging integrations, multi-user chat, and media/gallery systems at Channel AI that tied together OpenAI, AWS, and other third-party APIs. Her background blends frontend and backend work with a hardware and research foundation from Cornell and robotics projects, giving her a practical edge on sensor-driven systems and embedded-aware design. Michelle also has experience designing automated UI test infrastructure and tooling to streamline build distribution and cross-team communication, demonstrating a knack for operationalizing developer workflows. Colleagues describe her as a hands-on engineer who moves projects from prototype to production while coordinating product, design, and marketing stakeholders.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Undergraduate, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Undergraduate, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Cornell University
Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science