Michael Murray

Engineering Lead at Starbucks Corporation

Michael Murray has a diverse work experience spanning over several industries and roles. Michael started their career at NetDocs Platform as a Program Manager, responsible for managing extensions and relationships with internal groups. Michael then worked at Microsoft as a Program Manager, where they played a key role in creating a unified client and user experience for Dynamics products. At LearnLive Technologies, they worked as a contract software engineer.

Michael then founded their own company, Free Associates LLC, where they worked as an Owner and Software Engineer, specializing in full-stack JavaScript development and mobile client work. Michael also worked at TailorWell, Inc. as a Senior Software Engineer, and at ClipCard as a Senior Software Engineer, working on backend API and ETL/data transform.

In 2015, they joined Qumulo, Inc. as a Developer Advocate, creating samples and collateral and demonstrating the use of their powerful REST API. Michael then moved on to Essential Platform Services as a Senior Software Engineer, contributing to messaging solutions for various industries.

In 2017, they founded Free Association LLC, focusing on custom data and software engineering with an emphasis on ETL and Big Data. Michael has been working at Starbucks since 2017, initially as a Lead Architect and currently as an Engineering Lead. Michael'sresponsibilities at Starbucks include the development of security and network tools using Python and other tools.

Michael Murray obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics with a Computer Science emphasis from the University of Minnesota, where they attended from 1984 to 1987. Prior to that, they pursued English and Journalism at Columbia University in 1982 and 1983. Additionally, they completed an Associate's Degree in English at Rockland Community College, which they attended from 1980 to 1982. There is another mention of Michael attending Columbia University for further studies in English and Journalism, but no specific dates are provided.

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    Engineering Lead

    May, 2023 - present

  • Lead Architect

    December, 2017