Summary
Mike Zappitello is a Principal Associate and seasoned software engineer with 11 years of experience building and migrating cloud-native services, currently supporting Card Tech applications at Capital One. He architects Python and Java systems on AWS—moving monolithic ECS-hosted Java services to serverless Python Lambdas—while standardizing testing, code structure, and git workflows. Previously he led data pipeline design for MBTA, producing archival and performance metrics delivered to Tableau, and owned a C++ toolpathing engine at MakerBot that spanned firmware, UI, and cloud integration. Comfortable across full-stack, embedded, and data domains, he balances developer, engineering, and product concerns to deliver verifiable, low-downtime transitions on inherited and greenfield codebases. He mentors junior engineers and emphasizes clear migration steps and measurable outcomes, combining hands-on implementation with cross-functional coordination. Based in New York, he brings a practical mix of systems thinking, production reliability, and a background that ranges from carpentry to scientific research.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Queens College
Bachelor of Arts Math/Physics, Bachelor of Arts Math/Physics at The College of Wooster