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Michael Palumbo

@michaelpalumbo

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Full-stack web developer delivering production-ready apps with strong QA testing and reliable team communication.

Australia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a professional setting where I can contribute right away, keep learning, and grow—working in a collaborative team with agile practices and strong emphasis on quality through testing.

I’m a web development graduate with a Diploma of Web Development and an Associate Degree in Information Technology, focused on full-stack work, software architecture, testing, and quality assurance. I bring strong communication skills and a dependable, team-first mindset built through hands-on hospitality leadership.

Through solo and team projects, I’ve built and shipped applications like a Full-Stack Pokémon Team Builder and task/movie platforms using modern back-end and front-end stacks. I integrate secure authentication with JWT, apply clean architecture patterns like MVC, and validate quality using unit/integration testing (Vitest, Jest, RTL) and end-to-end testing (Playwright), including User Acceptance Testing.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Full-Stack Pokémon Team Builder

Personal/Academic Projects

Sep 2025 - Present (10 months)

Built a full-stack web app for users to create and save custom Pokémon builds, integrating PokéAPI for real-time data. Implemented JWT login and role-based route protection and delivered with Vitest and Playwright testing (90%+ test coverage) with zero critical bugs reported during UAT.

PokéAPI JWT REST APIs MVC Vitest Playwright React Express PostgreSQL Unit Testing Integration Testing User Acceptance Testing (UAT)Git

Task Manager API

Personal/Academic Projects

Jul 2025 - Present (1 year)

Developed a secure REST API for managing tasks and users and tested endpoints using Bruno. Implemented JWT authentication and input validation with Flask, using SQLAlchemy ORM and performing UAT before release.

Flask REST APIs JWT SQLAlchemy Python PostgreSQL Bruno User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Movie Review Website

Personal/Academic Projects

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Built a MERN stack movie review application where users can create accounts and perform full CRUD on reviews with ratings and comments. Implemented JWT authentication with Mongoose, responsive UI, and end-to-end testing using Playwright.

MongoDB Express React JWT Mongoose CRUD Responsive Design Playwright End To End Testing Authentication

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Coder Academy

Diploma of Web Development, Web Development

2024 - 2025

Activities and societies: Personal/academic full-stack projects including Pokémon Team Builder (Sept 2025), Task Manager API (July 2025), and Movie Review Website (June 2025).

Completed a Diploma of Web Development at Coder Academy (2024–2025), covering full-stack development and software testing/QA with an agile team focus.

RMIT University

Associate Degree in Information Technology, Information Technology

2020 - 2021

Completed an Associate Degree in Information Technology at RMIT University (2020–2021), including foundational programming, systems analysis, and database design.