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mjvmiller/README.md

Hi, I'm Michael 👋

I’m a full-stack software engineer building applications across a variety of fields, ranging across:

  • Physics-based predictions of color appearance under different lighting conditions
  • Supply chain data monitoring with an automated pipeline for importing vendor data
  • A parsing library for a proprietary seismic data standard
  • A low-maintenance, NLP-driven second brain system with intelligent reminders
  • Custom scheduling software which helped me orchestrate logistics for the Berkeley Model United Nations conference

I have taken ownership over the design, architecture, implementation, and deployment for all of the projects I have worked on. In doing so, I've greatly enjoyed getting to learn so much about such a wide array of subjects. I am particularly keen on spending more time learning about server infrastructure and networking, and I'm hoping I'll soon have a chance to dive deeper into database internals and operating systems as I build more experience working with systems languages.

I love solving difficult problems, taking on new challenges, and learning as much as I can about the world around me. This field has given me so many opportunities to pursue each of these things, and I am beyond excited to see what the future brings.

My guiding principles as an engineer:

  • Never compromise on security or user privacy.
    • Minimize the surface area for an attack by sandboxing independent services and minimizing access scopes to the barest essentials.
    • Avoid adding external dependencies for functionality that's realistically feasible to self-roll the portion you need.
  • Optimize for YOUR constraints, not Google's (unless you're Google).
    • A 10-node K8s cluster offers no tangible benefit over a single EC2 instance for a service used by 10 people at peak times.
    • Less moving parts -> less room for error -> less time wasted on maintenance
  • Always consider how your architectural decisions will affect the user's experience.
    • Good performance metrics don't necessarily translate to happy users.
    • Sometimes, it is worth it to choose the less-elegant engineering solution if it improves user QoL.

What I am doing now 🧑‍💻:

  • 📡 I’m currently diving deeper into network protocols and database schema design.
  • 🧬 Working on-contract for a biotech startup and a colorant manufacturer.
  • 🌏 Contact me on LinkedIn

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  1. snake-game snake-game Public

    Implementation of the classic Nokia mobile game Snake.

    Java

  2. CCAO-Housing CCAO-Housing Public

    In this project I perform exploratory data analysis on CCAO Housing dataset with the goal of generating a linear regression model for housing prices.

    Jupyter Notebook