Michael Strauch

Sr. Cloud Engineer at PayPal

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

About

As an intern at PayPal and Leidos and a student at the University of Maryland, I have been working to gain the skills necessary for industry software development. I have familiarity with multiple programming languages, and more importantly, familiarity with the team setting in which development happens. With a focus on teamwork and communications as well as technical skills, I am ready to get to work.

Experience

  • PayPal (7 yrs 2 mos)
    • Sr. Cloud and Systems Engineer
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Member of Technical Staff 1: Software Engineer
      Apr 2024 - May 2025 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Senior Software Engineer
      Apr 2022 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Software Engineering Intern at PayPal
    May 2018 - Aug 2018 · 4 mos

    Improved an enterprise application with more than 1 million loc Managed a maven build and dependencies Reduced build and deployment time by 25% Engaged in agile methodology

  • Software Engineer Intern at Leidos
    Jun 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Developed a natural language processing tool for handling and answering queries. Assisted in the development of a machine learning algorithm for identifying human constructs. Created of a web based application combining gesture technology with visualizations of data. Designed a user interface, and developed an understanding of a customer’s needs. Presented project design to CEO and executive leadership team. Collaborated with team members over the course of large projects.