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0403 067 489 [email protected] mattdoesdev.com mattpatterson94 @mattpatterson94 mattpatterson94

I am a software engineer based in Brisbane, Australia with 9+ years experience in the industry. Currently working on Milkshake at Envato, and loving it!

Experience

Senior Engineer

Envato | July 2021 - Present

Working on the Milkshake team, a cross functional team that is focused on Milkshake, a React Native mobile application.

  • Leading and delivering projects from start to finish, and working closely with the Product team.
  • React / React Native development
  • Managing and monitoring infrastructure, configured using Terraform.
  • Ruby/Ruby on Rails Development on Milkshake’s backend services
  • Part of the on-call roster
  • Mentoring team mates to help them upskill

Mid-level Engineer

Envato | January 2019 - July 2021

Working in the Influx team, working on the Tuts+ platform, managing Infrastructure and a team of contractors.

  • Ruby/Ruby on Rails Development
  • Frontend Development (JS/React/Typescript)
  • Devops on AWS, Heroku and Cloudflare
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK)
  • Managing a team of engineering contractors

Engineer

Envato | July 2018 - January 2019

Working in the Traffic team to provide users with a fast and friendly experience when visiting Envato.com.

  • Ruby/Ruby on Rails Development
  • Frontend Development (JS/React/Typescript)
  • Devops on AWS, Heroku and Cloudflare
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK)

Web Developer

Freelance | January 2017 - Present

Taking on freelance work, including:

  • Custom Wordpress theme development.
  • React / React Native mobile applications.
  • Ruby and Ruby on Rails platforms.
  • Website Hosting and Server Configuration.

Ruby Developer

Copirite Design Print Signage Web Pty Ltd | June 2015 - March 2018

Copirite is a Gold Coast based company which specialises in Design, Print, Signage and Web based services.

  • Managed internal systems built using Ruby on Rails.
  • Custom Wordpress theme development for client websites.
  • Configured continuous deployment and performed server maintenance.
  • Proficient frontend development using HTML5, SCSS and Webpack.
  • Experimented with JavaScript frameworks (Stimulus, React) for custom features.
  • Developed and maintained a research foundation website for P.A Hospital in Ruby on Rails with fully custom CMS and e-commerce platform (Stripe and PayPal Integration).

PHP Developer

iOnline Pty Ltd | September 2013 - June 2015

iOnline is a digital agency based in Gold Coast, Australia which provides website design and development services to companies Australia wide.

  • Created and maintained client websites in PHP which integrated with iOnline’s custom CMS platform.
  • Communicated with clients directly and issues bug fixes.
  • Proficient frontend development using HTML5, SCSS and Grunt
Side Projects

Oppyfinder

React, React Native, TypeScript, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, GraphQL

A directory list of Op Shops Australia-wide, built as a React Native mobile application, with data feed through a custom Ruby on Rails CMS which regularly scrapes Google Maps Place API for new listings.

Tokyo Chuko

TypeScript, Gatsby, GraphQL

A community-driven directory of secondhand and vintage stores in Japan. Built as a static site using Gatsby, deployed to Netlify.
Education

Bachelor of Information Technology (Advanced)

Griffith University | March 2012 - December 2014

  • Majored in Software Development.
  • Advanced learning of C/C++.
  • Completed an additional advanced assessment per semester.
  • Industry Project developed using Laravel and AngularJS.
  • GPA 6.13

Certificate IV Information Technology (Multimedia)

Prime Learning | June 2009 - November 2010

  • Workplace experience and training
  • Performing PSD -> HTML/CSS Conversion
  • Learning about JavaScript and PHP
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