Summary
Michelle Vogel is a Senior Software Engineer with eight years at Microsoft, blending firmware and embedded systems experience with software development to support partner-facing test platforms for sensors and interfaces. She holds an MS in Computer Science Engineering from Michigan State and has leveraged FPGA prototyping, Verilog, and Linux-based tooling to cut test times and improve reliability—achieving up to a 300% reduction in test duration. Her background spans algorithm design, Arduino prototyping, and research-driven tooling (including a multi-objective genetic algorithm developed in grad school), reflecting comfort across hardware-software boundaries. Based in Seattle, she also invests in early-career talent development, organizing mentoring meetups that connect engineers and product leaders.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 3.6, Bachelor’s Degree, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, 3.6 at Michigan State University
English