Michael J. Amore

Senior Software Engineer • Full Stack Developer • AI Enthusiast

I bring together my 15+ years of software development experience along with the latest advancements in AI to turn ideas into functional and scalable software.

I'm a builder with a passion for creating quality software that makes people's lives easier and more enjoyable.

I'm currently employed at Cox Automotive as a Senior Software Engineer building products and features to help consumers buy and sell cars on kbb.com and autotrader.com.

In my spare time, I love working on side projects and trying out new technologies, especially new AI tools and workflows for developing software.

Outside of the tech world, I'm usually spending time with my family, watching sports, or exploring all the fun things to do in Orange County, CA.

Latest Projects

Latest iOS app

NoteQuest

Teach music by ear, not by lecture.

NoteQuest turns early music learning into a small game. Kids rotate into landscape to explore notes and instruments, then rotate back to quiz mode for fast feedback, stars, and repetition that sticks.

Ages 4+

Built for young kids with big visuals and almost no setup friction.

Rotate to learn

Landscape for discovery, portrait for quiz play. Simple and memorable.

Privacy-first

No account, no ads, no weird parent surprises.

Download on App Store View site

Home screen with bold kid-friendly branding and primary play action.

NoteQuest learning instruments screen screenshot

Instrument discovery screen covering piano, guitar, drums, saxophone, violin, and flute.

NoteQuest learning music notes screen screenshot

Landscape learning mode for hearing and identifying notes from C to high C.

NoteQuest music notes quiz screen screenshot

Portrait quiz flow with instant correctness feedback and progression.

1/4

Asteroid Alert

NASA near-Earth data, made feelable.

Live data

Asteroid Alert 3D near-Earth object dashboard screenshot

3D tracking surface

A fun project that turns NASA real-time near-Earth object data it into a visual dashboard with orbital context, closest-approach details, and an interactive way to visualize what is actually flying by Earth.

Orbit view

NASA

NEO feed

Timeline

Scrubber

Vite+ReactThree.jsNASA API

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Interactive Journey

Portfolio turned into side-scrolling game.

Portfolio, but side-scroller. Run through pixel-art scenes, punch project blocks, collect skill stars, and turn work history into a small game.

Playable homepage detourProject blocks + dialogsPixel art + sound effects

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Playable

Core loop

Move, jump, hit project blocks, open dialogs, collect skill coins, reach castle.

Arcade

movement

Projects

as blocks

Skills

as coins

Desktop visitors drop straight into game first.

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Professional Experience

2018 - Present

Senior Software Engineer · Cox Automotive - KBB & Autotrader

Lead developer for several lead generation products, serving millions of automotive customers across North America.

TypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.js

2012 - 2018

Senior UI Engineer · Cox Automotive - Dealer.com

Developed highly customizable website templates and reusable components across the dealer.com platform.

ReactNext.jsTailwind CSSCypress

2010 - 2012

IT Specialist · Scarbrough, Medlin & Associates

In-house IT specialist supporting staff and maintaining IT infrastructure.

HTMLCSSJavaScript

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