Mike Maelzer is a senior engineering manager in Seattle with 14 years of experience leading product-focused teams at Google and prior startups. He blends a passion for thoughtful user interfaces with expertise in building scalable backend infrastructure and ad-tech systems. Progressing from hands-on engineering and tech lead roles to senior management, he excels at translating hard technical problems into polished user experiences. His background includes shipping mobile and social advertising products and running cross-functional teams that span QA, frontend, and backend. Early-career international work in the Peace Corps informs his collaborative, service-oriented leadership and knack for pragmatic tooling that empowers users. He is known for pairing high-level strategy with a willingness to dive into code when it accelerates delivery.
14 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Contributions:36 commits, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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Mike Maelzer - Senior Engineering Manager at Google