Michael Tierney is a highly skilled senior software engineer with a vast and diverse background. He has a Master's degree in High Performance Computing and a Bachelor's degree in Physics and Astrophysics, with a Gold Medal distinction. With experience in the startup, physics, and simulation space, he is versatile in various modern web development ecosystems. His current stack is Kotlin/Spring, and he works with some React.

Michael's career has spanned across organizations such as Utmost, where he serves as the Engineering Manager, as well as SN Systems Ltd and Artofus, where he worked as a software engineer and research engineer, respectively. He has also served as a Teaching Assistant at Trinity College Dublin and a Software Development Intern at ICHEC. His involvement with diverse organizations allowed him to develop a solution-oriented mindset and provide leadership where required to navigate problem-solving.

His expertise includes low-level simulation work, machine learning, and developing targeted algorithms written in CUDA, and high-performance GLSL shaders. Michael is continuously learning and uses various tools to tackle current problems effectively.