My name is Mike Ciesielka, and I'm passionate about things that make me think. If you've got interesting problems, I'd like to help you find interesting answers.

2021 — NowProduct HuntSenior Software Engineer

2021 — Now

New York, New York, United States

Contributed as a generalist in projects and initiatives across the company:

+ Led development of our brand new iOS app

+ Worked as a full-stack web engineer (React + Ruby on Rails)

+ Helped democratize access to data to generate insights and power decision-making

2021 — 2021FanDuelSenior Software Engineer

2021 — 2021

Maintained and implemented automated integration tests for the iOS Daily Fantasy app, including a mock API server to provide mock data

2020 — 2021AaptivSr. Software Engineer

2020 — 2021

New York, New York, United States

Architected refactoring of large, existing codebase into shared frameworks to deliver modular features across multiple application targets

Continually involved in all feature development and launches, including increased ownership over a rich Apple Watch experience with HealthKit integration, iOS 14 widget, and more

2018 — 2020AaptivSoftware Engineer

2018 — 2020

New York, New York

Central figure in the launch of all major features including an in-app social experience, a recommendation-focused fitness plan, a gamified and reward-focused encouragement system, and others

Advocate for testing best practices in a fast-paced environment at all levels from development to quality assurance to deliver consistent and dependable quality to users

2017 — 2018PandoraSr. Software Engineer

2017 — 2018

Oakland, CA

In a senior role, I've been given a more focused position in driving key projects amongst a deeper set of responsibilities to protect app health and quality.

Projects include:

Ad-Supported Pandora Premium: This cross-functional initiative provides our ad-supported and Pandora Plus tiers with the ability to watch an ad in order to get access to a (mostly) full suite of our Premium offering's functionality.

Release Engineer: Mediate with Quality Engineering teams and Product / Engineering to manage individual iOS releases and assess the risk of certain bugs for our users. This role also designates me as a shepherd of code quality and safety within the app who strives to keep crash and bug rates low while keeping app ratings high.

Education

2012 — 2016

University of Southern California

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

2012 — 2016

2008 — 2012

Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School

2008 — 2012

Experience+

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)