Rambling BuDDha

About the studio

A little calm, a lot of craft.

Rambling Buddha is an independent studio that makes joyful games and apps, and helps other teams build software that lasts.

Why we exist

Software can be serious and still make you smile.

Everything we make starts from the same idea: technology should feel good to use. Our games are built to calm you down rather than wind you up, with no ads, no timers and no tracking. Our consulting work brings the same care to the systems businesses depend on.

Portrait of Michael Means

Founder

Michael Means

Technologist, engineer, leader · Rochester, New York

Michael is a transformational engineering leader who scales engineering teams from startups to global enterprises. He is Chief Technology Officer at Casana, where the team brought the Smart Seat to market: a toilet seat that tracks wellness and vital signs, with nothing to wear, charge or remember.

Over more than 25 years he has built and led engineering organizations in the medical device, information technology and managed service industries: nearly two decades at Carestream, then Datto and Connectbase, where he was SVP of Global Engineering. His work spans software architecture, DevOps, cyber security, AI and agile delivery, along with the career development of the engineers he leads.

Rambling Buddha is his independent studio, where he builds the games and apps he wants to exist and helps other teams with the same experience.

  • Software Architecture
  • AI
  • DevOps
  • Cyber Security
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Career Development

B.S. Computer Science, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Career

  1. Casana

    Chief Technology OfficerMar 2024 – present

    Senior Director of Software EngineeringNov 2023 – Mar 2024

    Took the Smart Seat to market: a toilet seat that tracks wellness and vital signs just by sitting.

  2. Connectbase

    SVP Global EngineeringSep 2022 – Nov 2023

    Led global engineering for a SaaS platform.

  3. Datto, Inc.

    Director of Software EngineeringJan 2019 – Sep 2022

    Engineering leadership in the managed service industry.

  4. Carestream

    Director of Software EngineeringMar 2000 – Jan 2019

    Nearly 19 years building regulated medical device software (IEC 62304, NIST 800-53).