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I’m Matthew Schmidt, a Senior Software Engineer with 14+ years of experience designing and delivering cloud-native SaaS platforms, distributed systems, and AI-powered applications.
I’ve led architecture initiatives, mentored engineers, and built scalable products for large user bases across startups and enterprise environments. My focus areas include React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, microservices, event-driven architectures, and AI-powered workflows. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact solutions that improve reliability, scalability, and time-to-value.
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Work Experience
Staff Software Engineer at NerovixaAI
November 5, 2025 - Present- Led architecture and technical direction across multiple client engagements, defining scalable application frameworks, engineering standards, and cloud-native development practices.
- Designed and delivered full-stack platforms using Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, and AWS, supporting products serving thousands of users and processing high-volume business transactions.
- Architected distributed processing workflows using Redis, BullMQ, and event-driven patterns, reducing background job execution times by 45% and improving platform scalability.
- Developed AI-powered capabilities leveraging OpenAI APIs, prompt engineering workflows, and Python microservices, reducing manual operational effort by 60% through intelligent automation.
- Mentored engineers through architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance, improving development velocity and software quality across project teams.
- Collaborated with executive stakeholders, product managers, and designers to define technical roadmaps, prioritize initiatives, and deliver business-critical solutions.
Senior Software Engineer at Camunda
July 10, 2023 - November 17, 2025- Led architecture and implementation of enterprise workflow orchestration platforms using Node.js (NestJS), Python (FastAPI), and React/Next.js, supporting mission-critical BPMN-driven business processes.
- Implemented AI-driven decision engines using OpenAI API and LangChain, allowing workflows to dynamically interpret documents, classify inputs, and trigger automated actions across services.
- Built a distributed event-driven processing layer using queue-based systems, reducing workflow execution latency by 35% and increasing throughput for high-volume enterprise use cases.
- Developed interactive analytics dashboards in Next.js, enabling process monitoring and bottleneck detection, improving operational efficiency by 40%.
- Optimized GraphQL and REST APIs with caching (Redis) and async processing, improving response times by 30%.
- Enhanced deployment pipelines using Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD, reducing release cycle time by 25%.
- Partnered with product and platform teams to define technical strategy and roadmap for workflow automation capabilities adopted by enterprise customers.
Software Engineer at Marq
February 8, 2021 - September 18, 2023- Built AI-powered brand protection systems leveraging computer vision, NLP, and later LLM-based classification workflows to identify counterfeit products and automate enforcement processes.
- Designed scalable data ingestion and processing systems handling millions of listings daily, improving detection speed by 45% and reducing manual review workload by 50%.
- Developed real-time dashboards with React and Next.js, enabling clients to monitor infringements, automate takedowns, and track enforcement performance.
- Optimized database queries (PostgreSQL, Redis) reducing latency by 40% under heavy load.
- Introduced asynchronous job processing and distributed workers, increasing system scalability and reliability
Full Stack Engineer at Iflexion
November 4, 2018 - February 21, 2021- Delivered enterprise software solutions for clients across retail, healthcare, financial services, and digital commerce sectors.
- Led full-stack initiatives across web, payment, communication, and analytics platforms.
- Built an AI-assisted document ingestion system integrating OCR and NLP pipelines to extract structured data from scanned files, reducing manual data entry by 60%.
- Designed microservices architecture supporting high-concurrency workloads with NestJS and Django, enabling modular deployment and system resilience.
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, monitoring, and deployment automation.
- Contributed to architecture planning, led technical design discussions, performed code reviews, and mentored junior engineers across multiple client projects.
Full Stack Engineer at Instacart
November 12, 2012 - December 24, 2018- Built and scaled features for a high-traffic grocery delivery platform using React and Node.js, supporting millions of active users and realtime order processing.
- Developed real-time tracking systems using event-driven architecture, improving delivery transparency and reducing customer inquiries by 30%.
- Implemented personalized recommendation engines using user behavior data, increasing conversion rates by 20%.
- Optimized frontend rendering and API interactions, reducing page load times by 40%.
- Designed backend services for high-volume transactions with fault tolerance and horizontal scalability.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver rapid feature iterations in Agile environments.
Full Stack Developer at Ticomix
July 12, 2010 - October 22, 2012- Developed client-facing web applications and enterprise systems using JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, MySQL, HTML, and CSS.
- Built backend systems for e-commerce and automation platforms using Node.js and Python, focusing on modular and scalable architecture.
- Developed a multi-vendor order processing system integrating external APIs, reducing operational processing time by 40%.
- Designed and optimized relational database schemas (MySQL, PostgreSQL), improving query performance by 30%.
- Implemented backend services enabling seamless frontend integration and data flow.
- Established version control and CI practices, improving development workflow efficiency.
- Supported system debugging and performance optimization across multiple client projects
Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science at Rockford University
September 1, 2006 - May 1, 2010Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree, Software Engineering / Computer Science
September 1, 2006 - May 1, 2010Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Retail, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Education, Gaming, Telecommunications
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