Summary
Mike Boyle is a Senior Data Engineer with 11 years of experience building scalable data platforms and production software for education and consumer services. He combines hands-on engineering—designing lakehouse architectures with Spark, Delta, and Azure Synapse—with people leadership, having hired and managed engineering teams to support learning analytics research at Georgia Tech. His background as an educator and published ELT author informs a user-centered approach to data privacy, curriculum design, and tooling that has helped millions learn English. Previously he drove reliability and product launches at Codecademy and Rent The Runway, cutting query times from hours to seconds and turning fragile systems into cost-efficient, maintainable platforms. Based in New York, he mentors bootcamp grads and instructors, blending technical depth with a proven track record of operational impact and pedagogy.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Courses and indpendent project work in Nepali language and culture, Courses and indpendent project work in Nepali language and culture at Pitzer College in Nepal
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Fiction, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Fiction at Iowa Writers' Workshop
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Philosophy at Pomona College
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Courses in Philosophy and Literature, Courses in Philosophy and Literature at Jesus College, Cambridge University
Spanish, Chinese, English