Summary
Matthew Gallant is a seasoned backend software engineer based in Austin, Texas, currently building scalable services at Coinbase. With 8 years of experience across Shippo and Coinbase, he specializes in Python and Go, cloud-native architectures on AWS, and data stores including DynamoDB and PostgreSQL. He has a proven track record of delivering high-impact outcomes, such as a 100x improvement in billing processing time and a $100k+ monthly revenue uplift through FedEx reconciliations, along with leading the design and implementation of a payment microservice and pursuing domain separation to accelerate feature delivery. He also drives reliability and culture through on-call ownership, tooling enhancements, and internal 'Lunch and Learn' programs, while evangelizing NoSQL adoption and automated workflows. He holds Electrical and Computer Engineering degrees from UNT and UT Austin, reflecting a strong foundation in both hardware-informed engineering and software craftsmanship.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, 3.75 GPA, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, 3.75 GPA at The University of Texas at Austin
Computer Engineering, 4.0, Computer Engineering, 4.0 at University of North Texas