Mike Basta
Software Engineer at Open Source
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMike Basta is a software engineer based in San Francisco with 11 years of IT and engineering experience spanning systems administration, technical project management, and full-stack development. He blends hands-on infrastructure expertise—managing multi-site networks and leading IT integrations during acquisitions—with modern web engineering, authoring an NPM package that manipulates live CSS via the Chrome DevTools Protocol and a modular React/Redux UI. Comfortable across SQL and NoSQL databases, Mike has migrated and optimized data models for performance and integrated third-party APIs like Plaid, Google Maps, and OpenLibrary to power practical user-facing features. He has led technical teams of 20+ through complex transitions while also contributing open-source work that emphasizes maintainability and tooling for developers. Fast-track promoted early in his career, he pairs a systems-minded approach with a penchant for automation and developer ergonomics. Colleagues note his adaptability and habit of turning operational requirements into elegant, testable code.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Drexel UniversityC ++ Employment Concentration Certificate Computer Science, C ++ Employment Concentration Certificate Computer Science at Mt. San Jacinto College
Github Skills (5)
dynamodb5
react4
gatsby4
graphql3
aws-amplify3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mikebasta/softballmeetup
Aug 2018 - Mar 2024
New stats site for Meetup Softball
Contributions:5 PRs, 8 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 8 months
softballstats
Teen-Titans-White-Tee/TaxTurbo
Jan 2024 - Feb 2024
Contributions:14 reviews, 15 PRs, 13 pushes in 11 days
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