Barak Michener

Barak Michener is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in software and database engineering. Currently serving as a Senior Database Engineer at AuthZed since January 2025, Barak has held key roles at several companies, including Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI from October 2023 to May 2024, and Senior Staff Software Engineer positions at Mem and Lightstep in 2023. Prior to these roles, Barak contributed as a Staff Software Engineer at EraDB between March 2021 and October 2022. Barak holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley, obtained in January 2008.