Mitchell Szczepanczyk
Software Engineer at Population Matters / PEP
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMitchell Szczepanczyk is a Senior Software Engineer based in Chicago with 11 years of professional engineering experience and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Chicago. He has a long track record building production systems—most recently at OpenMarkets—and brings deep backend expertise in Python and Clojure honed across roles at OpinionLab and Air Spares Unlimited. Mitchell pairs technical rigor with civic-minded work, having produced community media and organized for nonprofits, which informs a pragmatic, user-focused approach to engineering. Comfortable in both legacy and modern stacks, he excels at translating complex requirements into reliable, maintainable systems while mentoring peers. An unconventional detail: his background in linguistics and early electronic publishing work gives him a knack for information architecture and clear technical communication.
12 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
West Catholic High SchoolUniversity of MichiganMaster of Science (M.S.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science at University of Chicago
Github Skills (24)
solve10
npr9
puzzle9
javascript7
api3
static-site3
parser3
html3
react3
backend3
elm3
backend-api3
nodejs2
clojure2
aws-lambda1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
msszczep/pequod-plus
Oct 2023 - Jun 2026
An improved edition of pequod-cljs, the participatory planning procedure prototype (in Clojure and Clojurescript)
Contributions:2 PRs, 78 pushes, 5 branches in 2 years 9 months
msszczep/jeopardy-heatmap
Dec 2019 - Jun 2026
Contributions:35 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 6 months
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