Michael Lemus

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Hi, I'm Michael Lemus, a passionate software engineer with extensive experience in architecting AI-driven solutions and building scalable backend systems.

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Hi, I’m Michael Lemus, a passionate software engineer with extensive experience in architecting AI-driven solutions and building scalable backend systems. I enjoy creating innovative technologies that drive business value and foster operational efficiency. With a background in both backend and frontend technologies, I thrive on bridging the gap between sophisticated AI models and real-world applications.

I love collaborating with teams and stakeholders to bring ideas to life, whether it’s through developing AI marketing automation platforms or modernizing ecommerce infrastructures. Outside of work, I enjoy powerlifting, playing guitar, composing music, and diving into tabletop RPGs.

  • 12 years' experience
  • Joined June 2025

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Retail
  • Consumer Goods
  • Professional Services
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Government

Work experience· 8 roles

Lead Software Engineer · Firm Pilot AIMay 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Architected enterprise AI marketing automation platform integrating OpenAI ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini LLM using Next.JS, Supabase, and Langchain, contributing to securing $4M seed funding. Established AI development standards enhancing team velocity with context-aware prompting, designed production-ready AI infrastructure on AWS with Terraform, .NET APIs, and Python/Django microservices. Built advanced Generative AI PoCs including real-time collaboration and intelligent document retrieval features, created CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Docker, wrote testing suites with Jest and Playwright, and maintained weekly stakeholder meetings for feedback and presentations.

Lead Backend Engineer · Barcodes IncOct 2022 – May 2023 · 8 mos

Led teams to update API performance issues between Akeneo and Magento systems, significantly reducing update time. Roadmapped redesign of TruView backend API for improved resilience, security, and error handling. Updated team's code workflow and branching to adopt agile patterns, mapped system interactions between legacy and new applications, and constructed management dashboards with alerting on cron job statuses.

Lead Full Stack Engineer · HackdOct 2019 – Jul 2022 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Launched Collectiv employee engagement application using Laravel and React SPA for large clients with over 1,000 users. Implemented core server infrastructure with Docker Swarm and CI/CD pipelines on AWS, ensuring SOC II compliance through monitoring and reporting.

Senior Software Engineer · BoxyCharm/IpsyJul 2018 – Oct 2022 · 4 yrs 4 mos
Web Developer · International Vapor GroupJul 2017 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr
Growth Technology Director · Ticket PlanetApr 2014 – Jul 2017 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Web Developer · Tropical Foods, LLCFeb 2013 – Sep 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos
Web Developer · Autoparts4USAAug 2012 – Feb 2013 · 7 mos

Education

Computer Engineering · Florida International University2009 – 2013

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