# Michael Vassilevsky

> Senior Software Engineer at OffTheRecord

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/michaelvassilevsky

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Off The Record
Jan 2025 – Present
- Using Java Spring Boot to implement features for a platform that connects drivers with attorneys to fight traffic tickets.
- Upgraded the backend application from JDK 11 to JDK 17, giving the team modern language features and enabling he the use of a more up-to-date platform on AWS.

### Senior Backend Software Engineer @ Soothe
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
- Worked on features and improving performance of Ruby on Rails backend for wellness service provider.
- Enabled mass updates of prices from the admin dashboard, streamlining the process and eliminating the need for engineering team involvement and reducing the risk of unexpected errors.
- Allowed users to customize their service areas by drawing polygons on a map, giving them more granular control over where they accept appointments.

### Software Developer @ iOffer
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco, CA
- Added features to and improved performance of e-commerce website.
- Updated, maintained, and refactored large 10+ year-old monolithic application as well as modern microservices, running on Ruby on Rails.
- Integrated iOffer's checkout with multiple payment processors.
- Ported product search indexing from legacy Java application, increasing speed and reducing complexity.
- Wrote new SQL queries and optimized existing ones for up to 100x speedup.

### Software Consultant @ Center for Applied Rationality
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Berkeley, CA
- Developed full-stack internal tools that reduce time to manage applications to workshops.
- Integrated Ruby on Rails with the Insightly CRM to streamline and automate the application and interview process.

### Software Developer @ DSA, Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Glendale, AZ
- Implemented new features for Sx. Enterprise, a wholesale distribution system.
- Updated existing features for compatibility with newer versions of Sx and to expand functionality according to customers’ new requirements.
- Maintained large codebase written in OpenEdge.
- Ran database queries on customers’ servers to update their records and change their schemata.

### Researcher @ Pomona College
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Claremont, CA
Investigated cross-country comparisons of the relation between inflation and unemployment and causes of international differences. I gathered data and performed statistical analysis.


## Education
### App Academy

### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics, Computer Science
Pomona College

### Perry High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mvassilevsky

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Last updated: 2026-04-01