Michael Schmitt

Michael Schmitt has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and companies. Michael started their career in 2007 as a Special Contributor at the Chicago Tribune, where they contributed to the RedEye section. In the same year, they also worked as a Mobile Correspondent at go2 until 2010.

In 2008, Michael joined RAIN Publications as an Associate Editor, where they were responsible for content creation and publishing for the RAIN: Radio and Internet Newsletter until 2012.

Following this, from 2008 to 2016, they served as lead Full-Stack Developer at AccuRadio, a streaming music company similar to Pandora. Michael played a crucial role in developing their website and apps for various devices, attracting millions of visitors monthly.

In 2016, Michael joined Analyte Health as a Software Engineer, contributing to the development of healthcare services. Michael worked on transitioning legacy Django monolithic codebase to Falcon microservices, using Python, PHP, Go, and integrating with third-party APIs.

Since 2018, Michael has been working at ReviewTrackers. Michael started as an Associate Backend Engineer, then progressed to Senior Software Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, and currently holds the position of Principal Engineer. In this role, they focus on backend services, web scraping, partner API integrations, data quality, and scaling services. Michael uses languages such as Ruby, Go, and Python in a service-based architecture.

Overall, Michael's work experience demonstrates their expertise in backend development, API integrations, data quality, and scaling services, working in various industries including media, music streaming, healthcare, and reputation management.

Michael Schmitt attended Roosevelt University from 2007 to 2010, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree. Michael studied Journalism and Economics during their time at the university.