Michael Ross

Software Engineer II at Quokka

Michael Ross has a diverse work experience in software engineering. Michael is currently working as a Software Engineer II at Quokka.io since March 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Software Engineer at vno from September 2021 to March 2022, where they contributed to the integration of Vue.js and Deno for web interfaces and full-stack applications. Michael utilized TypeScript and Vue's component reusability to create a command line interface for rapid application development. Michael also incorporated Deno's permissions API and Vue Router for enhanced security and modular routing.

Before joining vno, Michael worked as a Freelance Software Engineer from August 2016 to August 2021. During this period, they worked on various projects independently. Their earlier experience includes working as a Software Engineer at The Wall Street Journal from October 2014 to July 2016. Here, they were responsible for overseeing and developing major native advertising campaigns. Michael collaborated with Fortune 500 clients and internal teams to fulfill campaign requirements and built responsive sites and HTML5 content integration units. Additionally, they created HTML5 rich media creatives with backend systems and managed ad unit deployments and tracking using Doubleclick Studio and Google Analytics. Michael also contributed to the migration of a legacy Oracle ad server to AWS infrastructure.

Overall, Michael Ross has a strong background in software engineering with expertise in front-end development, Vue.js, Deno, TypeScript, and developing advertising campaigns and microsites.

Michael Ross attended Tufts University and obtained a B.A. degree, although the specific years are unknown. Michael also attended Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, but did not obtain a degree. In addition to their formal education, they obtained a certification in DoubleClick Studio HTML5 from Google in March 2015.

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  • Software Engineer II

    March, 2022 - present