Michael Danenberg
Senior Software Engineer at Metaplex Foundation
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Danenberg is a Senior Software Engineer based in Seattle with two decades of hands-on technology experience and a focused six-year track record in software roles spanning embedded systems, Rust platform development, and blockchain-backed backend work. He has shipped embedded software running on thousands of devices at Amazon and in industrial products, while contributing bug fixes, tests, and refactors to Metaplex’s prominent Solana smart contract library (including fixed-price-sale and auction-house programs). Combining a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with UW certificates in FinTech and Real-Time Systems, he bridges low-level firmware disciplines and emerging fintech and ML applications. Known for pragmatic problem-solving and customer-focused engineering, he thrives in collaborative teams that deliver reliable systems on schedule. A recent pivot into blockchain and machine learning complements his deep embedded and systems pedigree, making him adept at turning constrained device knowledge into novel fintech infrastructure.
6 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate Financial Technology, Certificate Financial Technology at University of WashingtonBachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering at Grand Valley State University
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Github Skills (7)
smart-contracts10
rust10
solana10
blockchain10
digital-assets8
nft8
metaplex7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
metaplex-foundation/metaplex-program-library
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
Smart contracts maintained by the Metaplex team
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:408 reviews, 38 commits, 103 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the `fixed-price-sale` and `auction-house` programs, focusing on bug fixes and test improvements. They corrected match statements, fixed compiler warnings, and addressed issues in the tests related to the `fixed-price-sale` and `auction-house` functionality. The user also refactored code and added new tests to improve the robustness of these programs.
metaplexsmart-contractsblockchaindigital-assetsnft
metaplex-foundation/mpl-bubblegum
Jun 2023 - Jul 2026
Create and manage Metaplex compressed NFTs
Contributions:213 reviews, 124 PRs, 138 pushes in 3 years 1 month
metaplex
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