Matt Downey

Hi, I’m Matt Downey.

Senior software engineer building reliable, scalable full-stack web applications.

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About Me

I'm a results-driven software engineer with a background in engineering, focused on building high-impact web applications that solve real problems. I enjoy breaking down complex challenges into maintainable systems and delivering consistent value through clean, thoughtful code.

Today, I lead full-stack development for enterprise applications and collaborate closely with product, analytics, and engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Outside of work, I enjoy learning about modern architecture patterns, mentoring engineers, and exploring ways to make tooling and workflows more efficient.

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Technical Skills

Languages

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Java
  • SQL
  • YAML

Frameworks & Libraries

  • EJS
  • jQuery
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • React
  • Tailwind CSS
  • NextAuth
  • Django
  • Flask
  • FastAPI
  • Spring Boot
  • Chakra UI
  • Bootstrap
  • Ant Design
  • Sass
  • Resend
  • Pydantic
  • Pytest
  • Jest
  • React Testing Library

Databases

  • SQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • NoSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Mongoose

Containerization & DevOps

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Vercel
  • Databricks

Tools & IDEs

  • VS Code
  • PyCharm
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Figma
  • Jira
  • Postman
  • Jupyter Notebook

Practices & Concepts

  • Agile
  • RESTful API Design
  • Authentication & Authorization
  • Observability
  • Test-driven development
  • Clean architecture
  • Performance tuning
  • Scalability

Professional Experience

Senior Associate Software Engineer

  • Led full-stack development for a proprietary business analytics platform used in executive decision making.
  • Re-architected ETL and API layers to improve data retrieval speed by 63%.
  • Implemented automated testing and CI/CD pipelines, reducing regression bugs by 92%.
  • Collaborated with data engineering, analytics, and DevOps teams to improve performance, scalability, and reliability.

Certifications

  • SAFe 5 Practitioner
  • SAFe 5 Agile Software Engineer
  • Advanced React by Meta
  • AWS Solutions Architect (in progress)

Projects

Active Projects

Current production work that reflects how I am building today: modern React architecture, secure integrations, and deployment-aware engineering.

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62 Moons Band Website

Production-ready band website with a protected admin workflow for managing upcoming shows, GitHub-backed content publishing, typed domain logic, and Vercel analytics/observability.

Next.js 16TypeScriptReact 19Tailwind CSS 4NextAuthResendVercel
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Grandma's Card Box

Full-stack recipe-sharing app with real account auth (JWT, bcrypt, email verification), direct-to-S3 photo uploads, a searchable recipe API, and a serverless Express backend on AWS Lambda behind API Gateway.

React 19TypeScriptViteTailwind CSS 4ExpressMongoDBAWS LambdaAWS S3

Inactive Projects

Earlier projects that remain representative of product thinking, backend integration, and full-stack delivery across different stacks.

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PumpedUp

A workout tracker with full user authentication, historical tracking, and performance metrics.

EJSBootstrapExpressMongoDB
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Civil Discourse

A social platform that highlights news articles and enables constructive discussion with voting and moderation.

PostgreSQLExpressReactNode.js
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The Shop

E-commerce experience with product browsing, search, cart, and checkout flows backed by a Django API.

ReactDjangoSQL
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StockAid

Portfolio management tool that tracks stock performance and provides curated recommendations.

MongoDBExpressReactNode.js

Let's Connect

Interested in working together or just want to say hello? I'm always happy to chat.

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