# Michael Downey > Full-Stack Engineer | Early Engineer @ NYC Startup | 10x SaaS Growth | Builder at Heart Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/michaeldowney Full-stack engineer with 6+ years of experience building and scaling real-world SaaS products. Since 2019, I’ve been working at an NYC-based startup called On The Stage, where I joined as an intern and one of the first developers. Over the past five years, I’ve played a key role in helping the product scale — contributing to more than 10x revenue growth, building end-to-end features across the stack, improving performance, and supporting architectural decisions as the team expanded. I work mainly with the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js), along with SQL, AWS, Docker, and tools like Stripe, Firebase, Cloudinary, and Bitbucket Pipelines. I also have experience in test automation using Playwright, Selenium, and Protractor. Outside of work, I co-founded Vamp Creatives — a product studio that helps student and early-stage founders bring their startup ideas to life with interactive prototypes and functional MVPs. I’m passionate about turning ideas into products, working with fast-moving teams, and continuing to grow as a technical leader. ## Work Experience ### Full Stack Engineer @ On The Stage Jan 2022 – Present ### Associate Full Stack Engineer @ On The Stage Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain ### Associate Full Stack Developer @ On The Stage Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom ### Software Development Intern @ On The Stage Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater New York City Area ### Co-Founder @ Vamp Creatives Jan 2021 – Present Co-founded Vamp Creatives — a product studio helping student and early-stage founders bring their startup ideas to life through design-driven prototypes and functional MVPs. We began in 2021 as a small web and brand design shop, but quickly evolved into a full-stack product studio as our clients' needs matured — moving from static websites to interactive Figma prototypes and launch-ready software products. Today, we collaborate with startup founders, university innovation hubs, and accelerator programs to build: • Figma-based prototypes for user testing and validation • Functional MVPs using modern web stacks • Scalable, production-ready apps for launch and early traction Our work has supported founders from Ulster University’s Student Enterprise Hub, Catalyst’s Design Hub, and beyond. We specialize in turning ambitious ideas into polished products — fast. ### Laboratory Demonstrator @ Queen's University Belfast Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom • Demonstrated on Level 1 Computer Science module • Graded student assignments • Assisted and taught students on Java fundamentals ### Software QA Intern @ Gig Grafter Limited Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Belfast, United Kingdom Gig Grafter is a start-up company that provides a web and mobile application to enable businesses to efficiently create, publish and manage budgeted rotas for casual and part-time staff in the hospitality industry. During the 3-month internship, my time was divided between Manual Software Testing and Sales Development. Manual Software Testing Manually executed test cases before each new feature release to find bugs in the software system. Reported defects on Trello for the lead developer. Checked the quality of the system and delivered a bug-free product to the customer ahead of each release. Sales Development Drove leads through Gig Grafters B2B sales process, including discovery and setting up product demos. Cold calling and emailing to generate new leads and maintain a full pipeline. Efficiently managed a high volume of leads, keeping accurate and up-to-date information. ### Research and Development Intern @ Infosys Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India As part of the Global Internship Program, I worked in the incubation center of Infosys called Center for Emerging Technology Solutions (iCETS), it focuses on incubation of NextGen services and offerings by identifying and building technology capabilities to accelerate innovation. My project focused on the ‘Future of Retail’, it involved researching and investigating the retail industry to find a real-world business problem, and then critically analysing the problem and considering possible innovative solutions. I designed wireframes and developed a prototype to demonstrate a proof of concept. The project led to providing a unique solution to the time issue associated with the ‘Click & Collect’ service in the retail industry. The program finished with presenting the idea to a panel of experts from the (iCETS) department and the InStep leaders. ### Sales Advisor @ American Golf Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Belfast, United Kingdom ### Information Technology Intern @ Citi Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Belfast, United Kingdom The Citi Spring Insight Program gave exposure to the FinTech industry, the people and the company culture. During the internship, I shadowed a Senior Application Developer and learned about the day-to-day activities, and skills required to work as a developer in a multinational investment bank. Worked on a team project and presented a solution for the Nasdaq Stock Exchange Challenge. Developed strong communication, planning and organizational skills along with building rapport and relationships in a team environment. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Business Information Technology Queen's University Belfast Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 ### Microcrediental: AWS Solutions Architect The Open University Jan 2022 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mhdowney1 --- Source: https://flows.cv/michaeldowney JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/michaeldowney/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23