About
Michael Birk is the founder of PlayAbly, which provides a gamified-rebate platform for Shopify ecommerce merchants.
Founder at PlayAblyYC S19
Intro paths
YC
Michael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Michael can intro founders to PlayAbly's investors below.
PlayAbly's investors · 1
Co-founders at PlayAbly
JC
John ChengFounder
Experience
- BaotrisChief Technology Officercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Unity TechnologiesDirector of Engineering2014 — 2018
- PlaynomicsSr. Director of Engineering2013 — 2014
- ScribdPrincipal Architect2012 — 2013
- ScribdDirector of Engineering2011 — 2012
- ScribdSoftware Engineering Manager2009 — 2011
- Topspin MediaSoftware Engineering Manager2008 — 2009
- Taproot FoundationVolunteer2007
- Mu SecuritySenior Software Engineer2006 — 2007
- MetascaleFounder2005 — 2006
- Pay By TouchIndependent Consultant2004
- eBaySoftware Engineer2003
- YodleeIndependent Consultant2003
- NeomarSoftware Engineer2000 — 2002
- VersantSoftware Engineer1997 — 2000
Skills & more
Ruby16Java24Ruby on Rails10Git6Hadoop1Python5REST3Amazon Web Services (AWS)2Scalability15Hive1Distributed Systems3Architectures4
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Birk?
- Michael Birk is the founder of PlayAbly, which provides a gamified-rebate platform for Shopify ecommerce merchants.
- Where does Michael Birk work?
- Michael Birk is Founder of PlayAbly.
- What companies did Michael Birk found?
- Michael Birk founded PlayAbly.
- Where did Michael Birk go to school?
- Michael Birk studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.S., Computer Science); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Computer Science).
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Also worked at Unity Technologies34
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