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Hi, I’m Matthew Wood, a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience delivering practical, resilient systems across startups, SaaS, fintech, and enterprise environments. I’ve contributed as a founding engineer shaping platform architecture and product roadmaps, while staying hands-on across frontend, backend, and data pipelines. I’m passionate about building scalable, observable systems and mentoring teams to ship high-quality software that customers love. I specialize in React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, and distributed systems, and I enjoy transforming complex problems into maintainable, end-to-end solutions. Outside of code, I collaborate closely with product and design to drive impact, run experiments, and optimize performance and reliability at scale.…Hi, I’m Matthew Wood, a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience delivering practical, resilient systems across startups, SaaS, fintech, and enterprise environments. I’ve contributed as a founding engineer shaping platform architecture and product roadmaps, while staying hands-on across frontend, backend, and data pipelines. I’m passionate about building scalable, observable systems and mentoring teams to ship high-quality software that customers love. I specialize in React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, and distributed systems, and I enjoy transforming complex problems into maintainable, end-to-end solutions. Outside of code, I collaborate closely with product and design to drive impact, run experiments, and optimize performance and reliability at scale.

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Hi, I’m Matthew Wood, a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience delivering practical, resilient systems across startups, SaaS, fintech, and enterprise environments. I’ve contributed as a founding engineer shaping platform architecture and product roadmaps, while staying hands-on across frontend, backend, and data pipelines. I’m passionate about building scalable, observable systems and mentoring teams to ship high-quality software that customers love. I specialize in React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, and distributed systems, and I enjoy transforming complex problems into maintainable, end-to-end solutions. Outside of code, I collaborate closely with product and design to drive impact, run experiments, and optimize performance and reliability at scale.…Hi, I’m Matthew Wood, a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience delivering practical, resilient systems across startups, SaaS, fintech, and enterprise environments. I’ve contributed as a founding engineer shaping platform architecture and product roadmaps, while staying hands-on across frontend, backend, and data pipelines. I’m passionate about building scalable, observable systems and mentoring teams to ship high-quality software that customers love. I specialize in React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, and distributed systems, and I enjoy transforming complex problems into maintainable, end-to-end solutions. Outside of code, I collaborate closely with product and design to drive impact, run experiments, and optimize performance and reliability at scale.

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Hi, I’m Matthew Wood, a Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience delivering practical, resilient systems across startups, SaaS, fintech, and enterprise environments. I’ve contributed as a founding engineer shaping platform architecture and product roadmaps, while staying hands-on across frontend, backend, and data pipelines. I’m passionate about building scalable, observable systems and mentoring teams to ship high-quality software that customers love.

I specialize in React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, and distributed systems, and I enjoy transforming complex problems into maintainable, end-to-end solutions. Outside of code, I collaborate closely with product and design to drive impact, run experiments, and optimize performance and reliability at scale.

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Staff Software Engineer, Team Lead at Solid Financial Technologies

April 1, 2025 - October 7, 2025

Delivered a scalable SaaS banking platform with React 18, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS supporting 2M+ monthly users and improving customer engagement by 30% through progressive feature rollouts. Built a real-time transaction monitoring dashboard with D3.js, Three.js, WebSockets, and SSE delivering sub-500ms updates to 20K+ concurrent users with multi-region HA. Led onboarding and KYC flows, ran A/B tests that increased account approvals by 18%. Migrated to React Server Components and Next.js 13 App Router, cutting client bundle sizes by ~40%. Mobile banking app in React Native supporting 300K+ MAU. Architected containerized microservices in Kubernetes (Node.js/Express, Python/Django) processing 10M+ daily events with gRPC. Implemented stateless service patterns, API rate limiting, and integrated core banking APIs (ACH, wires, card issuing) using GraphQL/REST. Optimized PostgreSQL schemas and ETL pipelines (Airflow, Spark) to accelerate data processing (2TB+ daily) into Snowfla

Senior Software Engineer, Senior Frontend Developer at First Orion

July 1, 2022 - October 7, 2025

Led frontend development for logistics and inventory tools using React, Next.js, MUI, and Tailwind, with accessibility (WCAG 2.1) and performance optimization across global teams. Built real-time scheduling dashboards for 10K+ employees with conflict detection and calendar sync. Improved organic traffic via Next.js routing, SSR, and performance tuning. Delivered analytics UIs with Redux/Context/SWR, reducing load times by 45% and enforcing performance budgets. Designed backend APIs with Node.js/Express, Python/FastAPI, and Go for real-time fulfillment and regional demand forecasting. Deployed in Heroku and AWS ECS, established CI/CD pipelines, and integrated AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch for scalable data access. Implemented IAM with Azure AD B2C and OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect, and built communications flows with SendGrid and Twilio. Achieved >90% test coverage with Jest/Cypress/Playwright; mentored engineers and collaborators across teams.

Software Engineer at nCode Software

May 1, 2018 - October 7, 2025

Developed backend APIs in PHP (Laravel) and Node.js for inventory synchronization, order processing, vendor onboarding, dynamic pricing, and multi-location fulfillment. Designed RESTful API architecture for omnichannel ecommerce with 100K+ daily catalog updates. Built WordPress integrations for dealer content and promo campaigns. Delivered full PWA with offline caching and push notifications, boosting mobile engagement by 25%. Modeled catalog and transactional data in PostgreSQL; optimized indexing/concurrency. Automated deployments with Jenkins/Docker; implemented Sentry for real-time monitoring. Collaborated with product/design teams to deliver pixel-perfect, responsive interfaces.

Staff Software Engineer, Team Lead at Solid Financial Technologies

April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025

Led the development of a scalable SaaS banking platform using React 18, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, serving 2M+ monthly users and driving a 30% uplift in customer engagement through progressive feature rollouts. Built a real-time transaction monitoring dashboard with D3.js, Three.js, WebSockets, and SSE, delivering sub-500ms updates to 20K+ concurrent users with multi-region high availability. Designed onboarding and KYC flows with custom React hooks and Redux, running A/B tests that improved account approvals by 18%. Scaled internal design systems with Storybook and a component library, ensuring consistent UX across fintech products. Championed migration to React Server Components and Next.js 13 App Router, cutting client bundle sizes by ~40% and improving frontend performance. Deployed containerized microservices in Kubernetes (15+ services in Node.js and Python) processing 10M+ events/day with gRPC for low-latency ledger updates. Implemented stateless service patterns and

Senior Software Engineer, Senior Frontend Developer at First Orion

July 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022

Led frontend development for logistics and inventory tooling using React, Next.js, MUI, and Tailwind CSS with accessibility focus (WCAG 2.1). Built real-time workforce scheduling dashboards for 10K+ employees, improved performance through dynamic routing, SEO optimization, SSR, and hydration strategies, and delivered analytics UIs with Redux/Context/SWR reducing load times by 45%. Established performance budgets, code-splitting, and hydration optimization to meet strict SLAs. Supported backend APIs in Node.js (Express), Python (FastAPI), and Go for fulfillment tracking and forecasting. Deployed services on Heroku and AWS ECS with container orchestration and CI/CD workflows. Integrated AWS DynamoDB for product tracking and lightweight analytics, and Elasticsearch for fast historical queries. Implemented enterprise identity via Azure AD B2C, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect; built customer communications with SendGrid and Twilio. Achieved >90% test coverage with Jest, Cypress, and Playwrigh

Software Engineer at nCode Software

May 1, 2018 - May 1, 2018

Developed backend APIs in PHP (Laravel) and Node.js to handle inventory synchronization, order processing, vendor onboarding, dynamic pricing, and multi-location fulfillment. Designed RESTful API architecture for omnichannel ecommerce with 100K+ daily catalog updates. Integrated custom WordPress modules for dealer content publishing and CMS-powered campaigns. Delivered full PWA functionality with offline caching, service workers, and push notifications, driving 25% higher mobile engagement and repeat purchases. Modeled catalog metadata and transactional inventory in PostgreSQL, optimizing indexing and concurrency for real-time stock visibility. Automated deployment pipelines using Jenkins and Docker with Sentry monitoring for rapid rollback during flash sales. Collaborated with product and design via Figma to deliver pixel-perfect, responsive interfaces across devices.