Michael
Lynn
I help people build with data & AI.
I'm an AI Adoption Engineer at Cursor. For fifteen years I've turned complex ideas into clear talks, open-source projects, and hands-on workshops — helping developers and teams adopt AI-driven tools and modern data platforms.
Based in the Northeast US
15+
Years in tech
200+
Talks given
50K+
Developers reached
11+
Open projects
Turning hard problems into things people can build with.
01
Developer Advocacy
Meeting developers where they are — talks, workshops, and writing that turn dense platform concepts into things people can actually build with.
02
Data & AI Platforms
Fifteen years helping teams adopt modern databases and, more recently, AI-native tooling — retrieval, vector search, and agents grounded in real data.
03
Advising & Speaking
Working with founders and engineering teams as an advisor, and taking the stage at conferences to share what is working and what is still hard.
Featured Projects
AA Companion
A recovery companion app with daily reflections, meeting tools, journaling, and guided support for people in sobriety.
MongoDB Atlas Deployer
A web application for rapid provisioning and management of MongoDB Atlas clusters for workshops and training events.
Design Reviewer
An AI-powered design review system that helps teams maintain consistency and best practices.
DevRel Planner
A comprehensive planning tool for Developer Relations teams to manage activities and track impact.
MermaidGPT
Transform your ideas into clear, professional diagrams using natural language and AI.
LightningHire
AI-Powered Resume Evaluation System for streamlined hiring processes.
Certifications
Professional certifications and achievements
MongoDB Certifications
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GitHub Activity
My open source contributions
Featured Videos
Watch my latest tech talks, tutorials, and conference presentations
Introducing MongoDB-RAG
Learn how to build a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) application using MongoDB Atlas Vector Search and LangChain.
Application Driven Analytics - Promo
Join us for a thrilling demonstration of application-driven analytics using real launch data from multiple devices generating one million metrics per second.
Exploring Prisma, an open source next-generation ORM | MongoDB Podcast
Prisma can be used in any Node.js or TypeScript backend application. This can be a REST API, a GraphQL API, a gRPC API, or anything else that needs a database.
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