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Andy Hayworth

> senior_engineer --stack=go,typescript,outsystems
> shipping software to 1M+ monthly active users with wodify
> hacking away at fun side projects that keep my brain happy
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KENT, OHEST. 2019

01. experience

5+ years
senior software engineer
nov 2024 - present
  • full-stack contributor driving feature delivery, code review, and technical decisions on a wellness platform serving 1M+ monthly users
  • eliminated security vulnerabilities across 5+ apps by architecting a centralized JWT authentication service, now the platform standard for 10+ features
  • introduced a JavaScript event library enabling direct component communication regardless of nesting depth — adopted platform-wide
  • pioneered a data-fetching pattern cutting OutSystems request payloads by up to 8x and providing a major boost to developer experience
lead software engineer
nov 2023 - nov 2024
  • headed a team of engineers building an internal HR platform - anonymous feedback delivery & analysis, time-tracking, talent management, etc
  • supported a CMMI Level 3 certification by delivering the platform in 6 months and demoing to 250+ employees
software engineer
may 2022 - nov 2023
  • built an HR platform for the U.S. Air Force with scrum teams in an Agile environment on Azure DevOps
  • spearheaded AWS integration into a .NET microservice architecture — S3 document storage and SQS/SNS pub-sub event processing
student applications developer
may 2022 - nov 2023
  • iterated on faculty applications, LMS integrations, and other institutional
  • built a full-stack application for remote research-material delivery with faculty, iterating from stakeholder demos

02. selected projects

all repos ↗

03. education

M.S. computer science - computational data science
aug 2023 - present
Kent State University · Kent, OH
  • coursework: advanced database system design, advanced operating systems, data mining techniques, artificial intelligence.
B.S. computer science - game programming
aug 2019 - may 2022
Kent State University · Kent, OH
  • coursework: data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and software engineering
  • secretary & lead programmer for the Animation and Game Design Club

04. skills

# languages
gotypescriptjavascriptsqlpythonphpc#c/c++
# frameworks
svelte(kit)vue.jsreactoutsystems.net coretailwind
# other tools & goodies
nodedockerawslinuxgitjiraazurescikit-learn
# certs
OutSystems — Associate Developer (O11 & ODC), Architecture Specialist (O11), Mobile Developer Specialist (O11 & ODC), Front-end Developer Specialist (O11 & ODC), Web Developer Specialist (O11).
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let's build
something awesome!

open to senior/staff roles, freelance projects, and eveything in between. fastest way to reach me is email.

© 2026 Michael Andrew Hayworth i stayed up way too late building this · exit 0