Michael Wang, Developer in San Francisco, CA, United States
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Michael Wang

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Software Developer

Location
San Francisco, CA, United States
Toptal Member Since
May 20, 2019

Michael is a full-stack engineer with a bachelor's degree in computer science from Northwestern University. He’s the type of developer who can hit the ground running on a project using a large variety of languages and frameworks. Michael has worked for numerous software companies in the San Francisco Bay Area, and he prides himself on his professionalism and communication.

JavaFull-stackGitSQLPythonRubyReactRuby on Rails (RoR)Node.jsSpringAngularJSMongoDBReduxBackbone.jsUnix

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Unix, Flexibility

The most amazing...

...project I've worked on is a streaming data relay server that I built from the ground up at a former job. It was an exciting opportunity to work with new tech!

Work Experience

Software Engineer

2018 - PRESENT
Gusto
  • Currently employed as an engineer at a mid-sized Silicon Valley startup.
  • Performed work that requires professional full-stack experience.
  • Developed various features to support Gusto's HR tool offerings.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby, React

Senior Software Engineer

2016 - 2018
Fitbit
  • Created a Java/Finagle RPC microservice that provides a devices API for clients to consume.
  • Set up a pipeline that uses Apache Kafka to stream manufactured Fitbit data, track inventory, and assist the company with FDA compliance.
  • Substantially developed a Java-based back end for Fitbit Versa, Ionic, Charge 2/3, Aria 2, and more.
  • Was promoted from a regular software engineer to a senior position.
Technologies: Spring, Java

Front-end Engineer Intern

2015 - 2015
Splunk
  • Created a standalone app using Backbone.js to demo components of the Splunk UI library.
  • Developed a Splunk Twitter integration app that allows Splunk alerts to be tweeted or sent as a DM on Twitter; the app is currently live on Splunkbase, where it has a five-star rating and 300+ downloads.
  • Wrote a trivia bot for the company Hipchat rooms in CoffeeScript.
Technologies: Backbone.js, JavaScript

Fitbit Manufacturing Pipeline

I set up a pipeline that uses Apache Kafka to stream manufactured Fitbit data, track inventory, and assist the company with FDA compliance.

Splunk Twitter Integration

https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/2862/
I developed a Splunk Twitter integration that allows alerts to be tweeted or sent as a DM.

Languages

Java, JavaScript, Ruby, SQL, Python

Other

Software Development, Full-stack, Flexibility, Amplitude

Frameworks

Ruby on Rails (RoR), Spring, Redux, AngularJS

Libraries/APIs

React, RefluxJS, Backbone.js, Node.js

Tools

Git

Platforms

Unix

Storage

MongoDB

2012 - 2016

Bachelor of Science Degree with Great Distinction in Computer Science

Northwestern University - Evanston, IL, USA

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