Matthew Davidson Email & Phone Number

Victoria, BC, CA

Victoria, BC, CA

• I'm a passionate software engineer with a proven track record of building and scaling innovative web applications for startups and established businesses. My expertise spans front-end, back-end, and infrastructure.
• Modernizing Legacy Systems: Transforming outdated codebases into efficient, scalable, and maintainable applications.
• Optimizing Performance: Implementing performance improvements to enhance user experience and reduce costs.
• Building Scalable Architectures: Designing and implementing cloud-based solutions using AWS and other tools.
• Championing Agile Practices: Fostering collaboration, communication, and continuous improvement through Agile methodologies.I thrive on:
• Challenging Projects: Tackling complex technical problems and finding creative solutions.

Los Angeles, California, US

• Ingrooves is a leading music technology company that delivers content to digital marketplaces and streaming platforms like Spotify, and provides financial and analytics reporting to record labels.As a Senior Full-Stack.
• Acted as deputy team lead, taking on Scrum Master responsibilities, including leading sprint ceremonies, writing and grooming tickets, establishing clear definitions of done, and managing the JIRA backlog.
• Mentored junior developers, conducted code reviews, and fostered a culture of continuous learning by hosting regular lunch and learns.
• Conducted regular code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.
• Spearheaded the successful migration from a legacy authentication system to a modern OAuth framework, significantly improving security and user experience across the organization.
• Developed and maintained the "CommonUI" component library, significantly reducing code duplication and accelerating the development of new applications.

Victoria, British Columbia, CA

• Stocksy United is an artist-run cooperative that sells stock photography online. As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, I played a pivotal role in modernizing their e-commerce platform and internal tools.Key Accomplishments:
• Modernized Front-End Development:
• Introduced Webpack for efficient asset management, improving site performance.
• Migrated JavaScript codebase to ES6, enhancing maintainability and readability.
• Rebuilt the shopping cart using VueJS, improving user experience.
• Improved Quality Assurance:

• Weddingful, a Vancouver-based startup, was facing technical and communication challenges that hindered their progress. As a Senior Front-End Engineer and Technical Lead, I drove significant improvements in their.
• Re-engineered Front-End Stack:
• Refactored codebase, transforming global spaghetti code into modular, testable components.
• Overhauled asset pipeline, resulting in 80% faster builds, 40% smaller heap size, and 60% faster execution time.
• These optimizations significantly improved the platform's performance and maintainability.
• Implemented Agile Practices:

• Cognilab, a Vancouver-based startup incubated at GrowLab, was born out of my earlier work at Vanderbilt University building a crowdsourcing platform for psychology research. As a technical co-founder, I played a.
• Leveraged experience from building a crowdsourcing platform at Vanderbilt University to co-found a startup focused on simplifying research experiments for social scientists.Led Technical Development:
• Took the application from concept to launch, taking responsibility for all technical aspects.
• Rapidly learned and implemented new technologies, including AWS, non-relational databases, and continuous integration/deployment.Built and Scaled Platform:
• Developed a user-friendly interface for designing and deploying various research experiments, from questionnaires to complex applications.
• Scaled the platform to meet the growing needs of social scientists and researchers.Growth and Recognition:

• At CARTe, we developed innovative games for children with autism, leveraging facial expression recognition technology. As an Audio/Visual Integration Engineer, I played a crucial role in creating immersive and engaging.
• Sound Design and Implementation:
• Composed and recorded original music for the games, adding a unique and personalized touch.
• Created custom sound effects using synthesizers, digital signal processing (DSP), and various sound manipulation techniques.
• Sourced and manipulated audio samples, utilizing both traditional instruments and unconventional objects for unique sounds.
• Audio Integration:

• Fusion Creative was a digital agency specializing in web design and development. I collaborated with a distributed team to deliver custom content management solutions tailored to each client's specific needs.Key.
• WordPress Development:
• Built custom WordPress websites and themes from scratch, ensuring a unique and visually appealing online presence for clients.
• Developed and customized WordPress plugins to extend functionality and meet specific client requirements.
• Implemented e-commerce solutions using WooCommerce, enabling clients to sell products and services online.
• Content Management System (CMS) Implementation: