Matthew Saunders

Designed and built scalable backend services for Meta product platforms, improving reliability and production maintainability for high-traffic workflows. Enhanced observability with structured logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards, and alerting, and mentored engineers on scalable architecture and production readiness.

Built and scaled service orchestration systems for Twilio Marketing Campaigns and Engage, improving campaign workflow reliability using event-driven, asynchronous processing patterns. Integrated AI-assisted content features and strengthened production reliability with structured logs, distributed tracing, metrics dashboards, alerting, and performance tuning for PostgreSQL-backed systems.

Owned full-stack development for Aha!'s SaaS product development platform, delivering customer-facing features across roadmaps, collaboration, and release planning with a backend focus. Built multi-tenant Rails services, tuned PostgreSQL-backed workflows for performance, and improved reliability through automated tests, structured logging, better error handling, and production-safe release practic

Built full-stack marketplace features for Boatsetter’s boat-sharing platform, including reservations, availability, payments, and search/filtering experiences. Implemented feature flags and A/B testing infrastructure for safer rollouts and prototyped microservices to evaluate trade-offs in scalability and maintainability.

Developed frontend features for the Microsoft Store purchase experience using Angular, supporting software, hardware, and subscription-based product flows. Built and maintained Office 365 registration workflows, improving onboarding reliability, form validation, and user experience through reusable components, automated testing, and performance-focused implementation.

Developed full-stack features for the CloudHealth cloud management platform using Rails, AngularJS, and Resque to improve visibility into cloud usage, costs, and infrastructure health. Implemented asynchronous background processing, added automated tests with RSpec and Karma, supported deployments and configuration with Chef, and participated in 24/7 production support rotations.

Supported the Business Intelligence team by assisting with .NET test automation, SQL validation, and data quality checks for enterprise reporting workflows. Wrote and maintained NUnit-based test cases to improve reporting accuracy and regression coverage.

Assisted in developing and testing software tools for power infrastructure and data center management systems, supporting reliability, monitoring, and operational workflows. Collaborated with engineering teams to validate application behavior, troubleshoot defects, and improve software quality across internal and customer-facing systems.

Executed system integration, validation, and regression testing for mission-critical communication and defense technology systems. Documented test results, investigated defects, and worked with engineering teams to reproduce, analyze, and resolve issues before production or field deployment.

Completed coursework toward a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from 2014 to 2015.

Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology from 2008 to 2012.