Matt Sherman

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Tech Lead, and Manager

Fairport, NYlinkedin.com/in/matthewshermangithub.com/mattsherman
Full stack software engineer with extensive experience delivering commercial and open-source applications for the cloud, web, and desktop in the e-commerce, publishing, and security industries. Focused on user experience and extensibility. Proven track record in technical and project leadership. A decade of experience working with fully distributed teams.

Experience

Senior Software Engineer, Automattic

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Remote

  • Delivered new admin dashboard, analytics, and management features for WooCommerce using React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS to improve performance, responsiveness, and user experience
  • Designed and implemented reusable React components to improve consistency and developer efficiency
  • Implemented REST APIs, for both internal consumption and third-party integrations
  • Implemented React and PHP APIs, enabling extension of WooCommerce by third-party developers
  • Improved usability and accessibility of WooCommerce and nine commercial extensions
  • Engaged with third-party developers to gather feedback and share best practices
  • Collaborated with product management to define and prioritize project scope, timelines, and deliverables
  • Mentored new team members, facilitating effective onboarding and development process integration
  • Maintained team handbook, ensuring clear understanding of processes and best practices
  • Conducted regular code reviews, end-to-end tests in Playwright, and unit tests in Jest, ensuring code maintainability
  • Analyzed and resolved customer-reported bugs, enhancing customer satisfaction

Software Engineering Manager, Automattic

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Remote

  • Led agile delivery team focused on continuous delivery of React-based admin management features for WordPress.com, to improve user experience
  • Collaborated with product management on priorities and deliverables, promoting cross-team communication
  • Published weekly team updates, ensuring clear communication of project status and blockers
  • Led grooming and planning sessions for the team, ensuring shared understanding of requirements and timelines
  • Facilitated team retrospectives to identify areas for process improvement and increased efficiency
  • Supported team growth and development through regular one-on-one meetings and mentoring
  • Completed Reboot leadership training, enhancing management skills

Senior Software Engineer, Automattic

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Remote

  • Developed site admin management features for WordPress.com using React, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, to enhance usability and performance
  • Created event-driven email and push notification framework and API, enabling user engagement improvements and increased customer success
  • Implemented usability improvements for Cloudup using JavaScript and Node
  • Conducted regular code reviews, ensuring maintainable code and adherence to best practices

Staff Software Engineer / User Experience Designer, Lenel Systems International

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Pittsford, NY

  • Led front-end development and UX design for multiple security product lines, promoting consistency and usability
  • Maintained UI design guidelines, including a focus on localization and accessibility
  • Architected and delivered desktop applications in C# and web applications in JavaScript
  • Formed and led new user experience team, hiring initial team members

Tech Lead / Software Engineering Manager, Lenel Systems International

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Pittsford, NY

  • Managed front-end team and led the creation of a JavaScript framework for security applications
  • Designed and implemented reusable UI components in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, to improve consistency and developer efficiency
  • Oversaw project scope, timelines, and deliverables in collaboration with product management
  • Promoted best practices, shared understanding, consistency, and maintainability through regular code reviews
  • Supported team members through regular one-on-one meetings and performance reviews

Tech Lead / Software Engineering Manager, Lenel Systems International

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Pittsford, NY

  • Led development of service-oriented architecture for security management applications implemented in C#
  • Managed a team of developers focused on Windows-based security management applications in C++
  • Architected and implemented LDAP and WMI integration APIs, enabling third-party integrations
  • Established UI design guidelines and trained team on best practices

Software Engineer, Lenel Systems International

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Pittsford, NY

  • Implemented custom messaging delivery system in C++
  • Implemented Java-based license server, with web-based admin and clients written in C++ and Java, enabling per-seat and capacity-based licensing of product features
  • Implemented web-based visitor and access control management applications
  • Led localization effort for the OnGuard security product line and trained team on best practices

Skills

Languages
TypeScriptJavaScriptHTMLCSSPHPC#
Programming Paradigms
Object-OrientedFunctionalProceduralDeclarative
Frameworks
ReactWordPressWooCommerceReduxNodeDeno.NET Framework
Testing
JestPlaywrightPHPUnit
Tools
GitGitHubVS CodeDockerMySQL
Methodologies
AgileScrumKanban
User Experience
UX DesignLocalizationInternationalizationAccessibility

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology

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Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Concentrations in computer graphics and mathematics.