Michael Keegan
Houston, TX
Highest degree :
Bachelors
Field of study :
. Computer Science
Location :
Houston, TX
Citizenships :
American
Experience :
10 Year(s)
Countries :
United States
Gender :
Male
Sectors :
Clinical Psychology
Digital ICT Expert | Data Scientist (AI/ML) | Digital Healthcare Technologist | Cloud & Data Center Specialist
Senior Software Engineer
Houston, TX
Chewy
May 2023
-Present
At Chewy, I worked as a Senior Software Engineer on the Vet Care platform, which basically connected pet owners with veterinary clinics online. I led the frontend and backend development for features like digital appointment scheduling and online check-in — all built with React, TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQL. We also handled medical records and billing using microservices in Python and Java, deployed on AWS with Kubernetes. What I enjoyed most was collaborating with product and operations teams to make the experience smoother for both customers and clinics — we ended up reducing front-desk workload by around 35%. It was a fast-paced environment with high technical standards, and it really strengthened my skills in building secure, scalable systems that directly improve user experience.
Senior Software Engineer
Houston, TX
July 2022
-March 2023
At Google, I worked as a Senior Software Engineer on the Immersive View for Routes feature in Google Maps. The goal was to combine 3D visualization, Street View imagery, and AI-driven overlays to give users a realistic preview of their routes. I worked across the stack — using React Fiber and Concurrent Mode on the frontend for smooth 60fps rendering, and Java and Python on the backend to process billions of map tiles efficiently. I collaborated closely with product and SRE teams to optimize performance, bringing response times down to under 200 milliseconds. We also integrated machine learning models to simulate things like traffic and weather in real-time, which helped users plan more accurately. It was one of those projects that blended heavy engineering with real-world impact, and I loved being part of a team solving problems at that scale.
Computer Science
Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
September 2014
-June 2018
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