Software Engineer Engineering

IAN MATTHEWS

438-***-**** • _ianlennymatthews@ gmail. com • _linkedin. com/ in/__ian-__matthews- swe • _github. com/ ianlennymatthews TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, Java, C#, GraphQL Frameworks: React, Rails, Next.js, Express, Node.js, Mongoose, Sequelize, .NET, ES6 Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Sqlite3, PostgreSQL, SAS Tools: Git, Jira, BitBucket, Asana, CircleCI, Datadog, Chai, Agile, AWS, REST, AJAX, Unix/Linux based OSQL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

Zillo Neighborhoods - Designed scalable backed of Zillow-like service for web-scale traffic Postgres, Mongo, NginX, MongoDB, EC2, Node Memory-Cache

● Migrated application from using Sqlite3 Database to MongoDB Server in-order to store 100,000 times the original record amount on an EC2 Instance

● Simulated web-scale traffic with loader.io to test system performance

● Implemented in-memory caching and compression to increase throughput 60% to 4000 RPS with a 7.4% error rate

● Utilized NginX with 3 EC2 Instances to horizontally scale, decreasing response time from 2700ms to 300ms

EXPERIENCE

Black Wealth Data Center / Bloomberg Philanthropies - New York, NY / Washington, DC Founding Full Stack Software Engineer - Product Team Sep 2022 - Aug 2024

● Led the transition from stealth to public launch by refactoring legacy systems into a scalable v1 product, collaborating with stakeholders through iterative feature development, monthly sprint reviews, and live demos for prospective partners

● Engineered secure data pipelines to ingest 60+ public/private datasets, enabling dynamic visualizations

(Tableau, D3.js) for actionable insights on wealth disparities

● Developed user account modules with CRUD functionality via AWS Cognito and implemented event tracking (Mixpanel, Segment) to inform product analytics and engagement strategies Sonder - Montreal, QC / New York, NY

Software Engineer - Direct Distribution Team May 2021 - Sep 2022

● Refactor monolithic Ruby application to be a dedicated API for new Next.js-based React application

● Support new user pilot features/projects using Javascript, GraphQL, Typescript, and Rails

● Directly improve conversion rates of customers by increasing review rates for meta partner channels C2 International - Montreal, QC

Full Stack Engineer - Digital Innovations and Technology March 2020 - Feb 2021

● Managed Event Gateway platform using Symfony, PHP, Javascript, and MySQL

● Refactor front end codebase using React and ES6 specifications

● Rapidly prototype and deliver new live streaming features to serve 5000 stakeholders utilizing WebRTC with a coinciding analytics visualization

New York City Department of Finance - New York, NY May 2018 - August 2018 Backend Engineer Intern - Property Valuation and Reporting Group

● Utilized SAS, MySQL, and Excel for data-entry and massaging of large data-sets

● Rebuilt datasets lacking primary keys for comparison of NYC residential/commercial tax information New York City School Construction Authority - Queens, NY May 2017 - August 2017 Software Engineer Intern

● Prototyped messaging bot for organization using Visual Studio, C#, Luis.ai, and Microsoft’s Bot Framework

● Drafted samples of mobile application that would efficiently store photos in a filesystem and database EDUCATION

Hack Reactor Advanced Software Engineering Immersive - New York, NY July 2019 - Sep 2019 B.S, State University of New York at Potsdam - Potsdam, NY September 2014 - May 2018

● Major: Computer Science Minor: Business Administration

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