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Michael J.

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Director of Engineering at Ding
📍 Ireland

As the Head of Engineering at Ding, Michael leads a team of over 30 engineers, driving innovation across web, mobile, and backend platforms. His expertise is in full-stack development with skills in. NET and React, and he holds a CCNA certification. Colleagues describe him as having excellent work quality and delivery speed.

He is a passionate security enthusiast, recently exploring building his own tool to identify common website security vulnerabilities. This project reflects a deep interest in proactive security measures, moving beyond standard compliance to find and fix foundational gaps in web configurations.

Unique fact: While testing a security tool hes building, he scanned 20 sites and found every single one was missing at least three basic security configurations.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Ireland
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Priorities

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Web Application Security
He is actively building a personal security tool to find website vulnerabilities and has professional experience with PCI compliance and WAF configuration.
AI in Development
Lists OpenAI API and Copilot as technical skills and seeks new hires with a passion for AI integration, indicating its importance for his team's future.
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Career

Work history

2-2026
Director of Engineering
Ding
7-2022
Head of Engineering
Ding
1-2021 - 6-2022
Engineering Team Lead
Ding
In the press

Media appearances

Michael Ding: How Bobyard Is Building AI Solutions For The Trades. Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Education
3-2019 - 11-2020
Higher Diploma in Science in Computing GPA (3.85)
Dublin Business School
2013 - 2015
Bachelor's degree (GPA 3.9)
I.T.B Blanchardstown
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