Michael Wayman · Software engineer · open to work
Software that has to be right.
I am a full-stack engineer with more than ten years in payments, fintech, clinical data and machine learning: backend systems, frontend applications and the data pipelines behind them. I am open to full-time roles and contract work, based in Apex, NC, and happy to work remotely.
10+
years building software
Staff
engineer at Routable
$500K+
of otherwise unusable study data recovered at Meta
Remote
friendly, based in Apex, NC
Selected projects
Things I have built
Open source libraryedfplusA typed Python library for reading EDF and EDF+ files, the open format used for EEG, ECG, sleep studies and other biosignal recordings.PythonNumPypytestGitHub ActionsPyPI
Machine learningrl_warmupsFrom-scratch PyTorch implementations of core deep reinforcement learning algorithms, written to learn them properly and explain them clearly.PythonPyTorchGymnasiumOptunaTensorBoardNumPy
Systems programmingPyChatA terminal chat application in a single Python file with no dependencies: sockets, concurrency, SSL and a terminal interface, all from the standard library.PythonSocketsSSL/TLSConcurrencyShell
Experience
A short version
Where I have worked, and what I did there.
Oct 2025 – Present
Independent consultant and entrepreneur
Independent Interests (remote)
Co-founded AlumniConnect, an AI-driven university networking platform, and built its core architecture on React, Node.js, Python and FastAPI.
Aug 2024 – Oct 2025
Software engineer
Meta (contractor)
Built data infrastructure for health wearable research, connecting raw sensor data (PPG, EMG, accelerometers) to production machine learning models.
Apr 2021 – Mar 2024
Staff software engineer
Routable
Tech lead for the Power Users team, moving from senior engineer to staff engineer while balancing architecture, mentoring and hands-on full-stack work.
Skills
What I do well
Languages
- Python
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- SQL
- C#
- C and C++
Frontend
- React
- Redux
- Svelte
- Angular
- Tailwind CSS
- Electron
Backend
- Django and DRF
- FastAPI
- Node.js
- Koa
- Celery
- GraphQL
- REST APIs
Data and machine learning
- PyTorch
- Ray RLlib
- NumPy and Pandas
- Spark and Airflow
- Parquet
- Gymnasium
Infrastructure
- AWS and CDK
- Docker
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- RabbitMQ and Kafka
- GitHub Actions
AI-assisted development
- Claude Code
- Kiro
- Spec-driven development
- LLM integration
Writing
Recent posts
Hiring · Sep 22, 2026Notes on hiring a contractorWhat makes an engagement with a contract engineer work well, from someone who has been on the contractor's side of the table and the team's.
Studio · Sep 15, 2026Why I keep WayTech smallWayTech is one engineer. That is a deliberate choice with real trade-offs, and here is an honest look at both sides.