Michael Torres

Michael Torres is the Director of Engineering at Plaxonic Technologies, where he oversees engineering delivery, quality standards, and technical strategy for enterprise software projects. With 16 years of experience in software engineering leadership, Michael has guided organizations through complex modernization initiatives spanning legacy system migrations, monolith decomposition, and technical debt reduction.

Before Plaxonic, Michael held engineering leadership roles at several enterprise software companies, where he managed teams of 100+ engineers and delivered mission-critical systems for clients in financial services, logistics, and e-commerce. His expertise in building high-performance engineering cultures has been recognized through multiple industry awards.

Michael is a strong advocate for engineering excellence and sustainable software practices. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from MIT and has completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School focused on technology leadership and organizational change.

At Plaxonic, Michael drives the Engineering Excellence initiative, establishing best practices for code quality, automated testing, CI/CD maturity, and engineering productivity measurement. He mentors senior engineers across the organization and frequently publishes on topics like technical debt quantification and engineering team scaling.