Summary
Mike Vrooman is a Senior Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building data-driven, cloud-native systems and leading engineering teams from Portland, Oregon. He combines hands-on development in .NET, SQL, and modern ETL stacks with architecture and delivery leadership across AWS and Azure, having rebuilt on-prem systems into scalable cloud services and automated multi-environment CI/CD pipelines. Mike has consistently paired technical ownership with hiring and mentorship—scaling teams by 20+ engineers and participating in high-volume hiring panels—while driving performance improvements through tooling like Airflow, Databricks, and Redshift. His background spans factory-facing applications and large-scale benefits data platforms, and he brings a practical TDD and CI mindset cultivated over long stints at Intel and WTW. Notably, he holds an MS in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon, reflecting both deep technical training and a pragmatic focus on production reliability.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at Neumont College of Computer Science
MS Software Engineering, MS Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
Japanese