Michelangelo Granato
Software Developer II at Dayforce
Full-stack developer specializing in React, .NET, and distributed systems
About Me
I'm a passionate software developer with expertise in full-stack development and distributed systems. Currently working at Dayforce, I focus on building scalable microservices and optimizing database performance. I have a strong track record of mentoring, leading technical initiatives, and delivering high-quality software solutions.
Experience
(Download My Resume)Software Developer II
Dayforce | November 2024 - Present
- Gained expertise in full-stack software development working in a greenfield distributed microservice project
- Diagnosed slow MongoDB queries causing timeouts and immense DB scaling fees, wrote query optimizations reducing the daily usage from ~3 days of compute per day to just minutes, saving an estimated $15,000 per month
- Mentored new interns, taught company best practices, guided them through solving bugs and implementing features
Software Developer
Dayforce | January 2024 - November 2024
- Designed, led development, and implemented a draft application feature epic within 2 sprints, including full-stack React and .NET implementation, Kafka messaging, 90%+ unit/functional test coverage, REST API, with no regressions to date
- Led technical initiatives to improve backend logging and monitoring, saving 20 hours per sprint in bug triaging
- Developed frontend (Next.js) and backend (C# .NET) microservice features and bug fixes, working with Kafka, MongoDB, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Wrote comprehensive unit, functional, and end-to-end tests for both UI and backend using Cypress, Jest, NUnit, and others
- Wrote and groomed user stories outlining requirements of new features for the project
- Participated in and led scrum ceremonies such as Standup, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospectives, and Story Grooming
Software Developer Intern
Dayforce | April 2023 - December 2023
Software Developer Intern
Dayforce | April 2022 - August 2022
Software Developer in Test Intern
Dayforce | April 2021 - April 2022
Education
Honours Bachelor of Arts Computer Science, Minor Music
York University, Lassonde School of Engineering | Toronto, Ontario
September 2018 - December 2023
Featured Projects
A web application I built for my partner that parses (a quite hard to read) flight work schedule, organizes it, and allows her to sort and filter it to find the best flights for her