Michael Vernau is a skilled software engineer with a strong background in computer vision applications and AI tooling. Notable experience includes positions at Tesla as a software engineer focused on Autopilot/Optimus AI tooling and currently at Meta as an E4 software engineer and product generalist. Previously, Michael served as a senior software engineer at Cepton and as a computational biology research assistant at the Canary Center at Stanford. Athletic accomplishments include membership on the Team USA u20 Cross Country team and participation as a varsity athlete in cross country and track at Stanford University, where a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science was obtained.