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Commercial full-stack and back-end engineer experienced delivering PHP, Rails, Python and Node applications, REST APIs, SaaS platforms and custom integrations. Strong background across database design, API architecture, authentication/versioning and production troubleshooting, with a focus on clean engineering practices. Experienced in Agile teams and remote collaboration, and known for clear communication and fast onboarding to existing codebases. Also a long-time technical educator and mentor, translating complex engineering concepts into accessible documentation and hands-on learning.…Commercial full-stack and back-end engineer experienced delivering PHP, Rails, Python and Node applications, REST APIs, SaaS platforms and custom integrations. Strong background across database design, API architecture, authentication/versioning and production troubleshooting, with a focus on clean engineering practices. Experienced in Agile teams and remote collaboration, and known for clear communication and fast onboarding to existing codebases. Also a long-time technical educator and mentor, translating complex engineering concepts into accessible documentation and hands-on learning.

Matt Etherington

Back-End Developer, Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, +2

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Commercial full-stack and back-end engineer experienced delivering PHP, Rails, Python and Node applications, REST APIs, SaaS platforms and custom integrations. Strong background across database design, API architecture, authentication/versioning and production troubleshooting, with a focus on clean engineering practices. Experienced in Agile teams and remote collaboration, and known for clear communication and fast onboarding to existing codebases. Also a long-time technical educator and mentor, translating complex engineering concepts into accessible documentation and hands-on learning.…Commercial full-stack and back-end engineer experienced delivering PHP, Rails, Python and Node applications, REST APIs, SaaS platforms and custom integrations. Strong background across database design, API architecture, authentication/versioning and production troubleshooting, with a focus on clean engineering practices. Experienced in Agile teams and remote collaboration, and known for clear communication and fast onboarding to existing codebases. Also a long-time technical educator and mentor, translating complex engineering concepts into accessible documentation and hands-on learning.

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Commercial full-stack and back-end engineer experienced delivering PHP, Rails, Python and Node applications, REST APIs, SaaS platforms and custom integrations. Strong background across database design, API architecture, authentication/versioning and production troubleshooting, with a focus on clean engineering practices.

Experienced in Agile teams and remote collaboration, and known for clear communication and fast onboarding to existing codebases. Also a long-time technical educator and mentor, translating complex engineering concepts into accessible documentation and hands-on learning.

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Work Experience

Full-Stack Developer at Brandengine

March 1, 2024 - Present

Building and maintaining a multi-product SaaS ecosystem for Australia’s promotional products industry on a Rails API + Vue.js stack. Architect and ship new features across a complex multi-product environment, owning the full API surface from schema design through endpoint delivery. Designed and built a supplier portal (major greenfield feature) enabling customers to manage their own data with careful API boundary design and role-scoped access. Refactored and modernised legacy back-end and front-end components to reduce technical debt, improve query performance, and increase maintainability. Built a WordPress plugin integrating the Brandengine API with WooCommerce for seamless product data sync. Collaborate in a distributed Agile team via code reviews, sprint planning, and architectural decision-making for production-grade delivery.

Lead Technical Educator at Coder Academy

February 1, 2018 - July 1, 2025

Lead educator at Australia’s accredited coding bootcamp teaching back-end engineering, databases, and full-stack development. Delivered live interactive sessions (face-to-face and online) on Python/Flask, PostgreSQL, Ruby on Rails, REST API design, and MERN stack. Designed curriculum covering data modelling, schema design, API architecture, and deployment pipelines, strengthening documentation and technical writing habits. Mentored 200+ career-changers through complex technical concepts, improving learners’ ability to break down ambiguous problems and communicate clearly.

Co-founder & Developer at Oddball Games

March 1, 2017 - June 1, 2020

Co-founded a 5-person indie studio and architected/developed BlockLock, a 3D puzzle game in C++ / Unreal Engine 4, published to Steam. Demonstrated system design and performance thinking, taking responsibility for end-to-end delivery from initial architecture through production and release.

Web Developer at Adcorp

September 1, 2014 - February 1, 2018

Delivered award-winning web projects integrating third-party APIs, payment gateways, and CMS platforms. Engineered back-end solutions with PHP/CodeIgniter/Laravel including complex API integrations (PayPal, Stripe, eWay), custom plugin architecture, and e-commerce payment flows. Delivered the W3 Awards silver-winning Air New Zealand Careers site and a JS in-browser promotional game. Managed server environments, deployment pipelines and performance optimisation across multiple live client platforms.

Web Developer at Eyedea Media Makers

April 1, 2013 - September 1, 2014

Developed and maintained cross-browser, mobile-responsive PHP/CodeIgniter applications. Built integrations with eWay, PayPal, Xero, and logistics APIs (TNT, Couriers Please).

Java Web Developer at Infosign Pty Ltd

August 1, 2012 - March 1, 2013

Lead developer on Infotee, a golf course booking system. Architected the MySQL relational database from scratch, developed the Java back-end, and built the JSP/CSS front-end end-to-end.