Michael Bauer is a software engineer with extensive experience in the tech industry, currently working at Nominal since April 2024. Prior to this role, Michael served at Relativity Space from January 2021 to April 2024, progressing from Software Engineer in Avionics and Integrated Software to Senior Software Engineer in Data Infrastructure, ultimately becoming a Staff Software Engineer for the Data Platform. Additional experience includes a position as a Production Engineer at Facebook, focusing on Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure, and various roles at Sylabs Inc., RStor, Berkeley Lab, and GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, where Michael developed expertise in high-performance computing and software engineering.