Michael Blumberg is a Senior Full Stack Engineer with over 8 years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications using React, Angular, Node.js, and cloud-native technologies. He has led enterprise-level initiatives at the United States Department of Defense and Guitar Center, driving improvements in system performance, deployment efficiency, and user experience through modern architectures, microservices, and CI/CD automation. Michael holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Arizona State University and combines strong backend engineering expertise with advanced frontend development skills. With deep experience in AWS, serverless architecture, GraphQL, and large-scale data systems, he specializes in designing secure, resilient applications that deliver measurable business impact.

Michael Blumberg

Michael Blumberg is a Senior Full Stack Engineer with over 8 years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications using React, Angular, Node.js, and cloud-native technologies. He has led enterprise-level initiatives at the United States Department of Defense and Guitar Center, driving improvements in system performance, deployment efficiency, and user experience through modern architectures, microservices, and CI/CD automation. Michael holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Arizona State University and combines strong backend engineering expertise with advanced frontend development skills. With deep experience in AWS, serverless architecture, GraphQL, and large-scale data systems, he specializes in designing secure, resilient applications that deliver measurable business impact.

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Michael Blumberg is a Senior Full Stack Engineer with over 8 years of experience building scalable, high-performance web applications using React, Angular, Node.js, and cloud-native technologies. He has led enterprise-level initiatives at the United States Department of Defense and Guitar Center, driving improvements in system performance, deployment efficiency, and user experience through modern architectures, microservices, and CI/CD automation.

Michael holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Arizona State University and combines strong backend engineering expertise with advanced frontend development skills. With deep experience in AWS, serverless architecture, GraphQL, and large-scale data systems, he specializes in designing secure, resilient applications that deliver measurable business impact.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Senior Full stack Engineer at United States Department of Defense
August 1, 2020 - February 1, 2026
Led full-stack development for enterprise web applications using React/Next.js, Node.js, and GraphQL. Implemented secure REST/GraphQL data exchange, designed scalable SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQLite) architectures, and guided microservices deployment with Docker/Kubernetes across AWS and GCP. Improved performance, accessibility, and data interoperability while driving Agile delivery, code reviews, and rigorous testing (Jest, Mocha, Selenium).
Senior Full stack Engineer at Guitar Center
August 1, 2017 - August 1, 2020
Collaborated on cross-functional teams to design features such as a product recommendation engine using React.js, Redux, and Node/Express. Migrated to serverless AWS Lambda/API Gateway, reducing costs and improving scalability. Implemented TDD with Jest/React Testing Library and ensured WCAG 2.1 accessibility with semantic HTML. Built RESTful APIs with Node.js/Express and JWT/OAuth security.

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science at Arizona State University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
Bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Statistics and Probability at California State University, Northridge
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016
Master's degree in Computer Science at Arizona State University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2023
Bachelor's degree in Mathematical Statistics and Probability at California State University, Northridge
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2016

Qualifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
March 1, 2025 - February 11, 2026
Responsive Web Design
November 1, 2022 - February 11, 2026
Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification
October 1, 2022 - February 11, 2026
Accelerated Computer Science Fundamentals Specialization
October 1, 2022 - February 11, 2026
DeepLearning.AI TensorFlow Developer
October 1, 2022 - February 11, 2026
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
March 1, 2025 - February 11, 2026
Responsive Web Design - freeCodeCamp
November 1, 2022 - February 11, 2026
Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification
October 1, 2022 - February 11, 2026
Accelerated Computer Science Fundamentals Specialization
October 1, 2022 - February 11, 2026
DeepLearning.AI TensorFlow Developer
January 11, 2030 - February 11, 2026

Industry Experience

Government, Software & Internet, Retail, Professional Services, Education, Media & Entertainment