Mitchell Szczepanczyk
Senior Engineer at OpenMarkets
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.
11 years of coding experience
18 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 The University of ChicagoMaster of Arts (M.A.), Linguistics, Master of Arts (M.A.), Linguistics at University of Chicago
Github Skills (27)
npr10
solve10
puzzle8
javascript7
backend-api4
static-site4
planning4
backend4
api3
clojure3
parser3
react3
elm3
nodejs3
static-site-generator2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
msszczep/szcz-dot-org
Feb 2016 - Jan 2025
Contributions:164 pushes, 1 branch in 9 years
msszczep/jeopardy-heatmap
Dec 2019 - Sep 2023
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 9 months
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