Michael Fullerton Email & Phone Number

Campbell, CA, US

Cupertino, CA

• Senior Software Engineer - Messages Team at AppleAs a Senior Software Engineer on Apple’s Messages team, I have contributed to the development of every layer of the app, from low-level infrastructure to user-facing.
• Low-Level Infrastructure: Expertise in storage systems, including extensive work with SQLite databases and the file system. Developed and optimized networking protocols (both proprietary and public), led performance.
• User Interface Development: Delivered significant contributions to the Messages UI, including leading the original implementation of the widely used Tapbacks feature. I’ve been a driving force behind many other popular.
• Catalyst Version of Messages: A key engineer on the small team responsible for building and shipping the Catalyst version of Messages for macOS, ensuring seamless cross-platform functionality.
• Innovation and Patents: Partnered with my team to develop groundbreaking technologies, resulting in multiple patents.
• Tooling & Automation: Developed essential tools to automate the engineering workflow, focusing primarily on Python and more recently transitioning to Swift, increasing team productivity and development efficiency.

San Jose, CA

Member of Technical Staff 2At PayPal, I began as an individual contributor on the iOS consumer app team, where I played a critical role in building and enhancing the app. I developed several key user-facing features, contributed to unshipped innovations like Bluetooth Beacons (for in store shopping), and created tools to improve the productivity of the.

San Jose, CA

Founder & Freelance iOS/OS X Developer - GreenTongue SoftwareAt GreenTongue Software, the primary focus was on developing complex iOS and macOS applications that connected to web services and utilized sophisticated data models. My work emphasized creating intuitive and user-friendly interfaces, ensuring usability was always a top priority.I developed.

Senior Software Engineer & Development Lead - MicrosoftAs a Senior Software Engineer in the Mac Business Unit, I played a critical role in shaping key Microsoft products, including Internet Explorer and Outlook Express for macOS. Building on this foundation, I advanced to become a Developer Lead on the Entourage project, where I led a team responsible for.

Cupertino, CA

Senior Software Engineer - Apple (MacApp Framework)As a core engineer on Apple’s MacApp team, I played a significant role in designing and implementing reusable code for this influential framework. With the code itself being the product, it was meticulously designed and tested. Many design patterns that are now standard originated from the MacApp team.

Berkeley, CA

Senior Software Engineer - Halestorm, Inc.At Halestorm, Inc., I designed and implemented the Halestorm Class Library (HCL), a powerful cross-platform C++ game framework. This framework served as the foundation for multiple shipped products, enabling seamless development across both Windows and Macintosh platforms. The HCL was critical in streamlining the.