The 2025 online resume of Matthew Scholta

👨‍💻 Writing code that humans love to read, accelerating developer productivity, and crafting delightful experiences for users and developers alike.

Experience

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Sr. Staff Engineer
Sept 2022 - Present

Led technology transformation from legacy monolith to modern microservice architecture. Drove enterprise-wide TypeScript adoption and established development practices that improved partner experiences and operational efficiency.

  • Architected and delivered microservice transformation, splitting monolith into 7+ GraphQL APIs and 7 Remix applications, enabling independent scaling and faster feature delivery
  • Led enterprise-wide TypeScript adoption, establishing strongly typed GraphQL APIs organization-wide for improved reliability and developer experience
  • Modernized background job processing by migrating from AgendaJS to BullMQ, delivering significant improvements in performance, reliability, and scalability
  • Built comprehensive observability infrastructure with Datadog, reducing mean time to resolution through improved monitoring and logging
  • Automated service scaffolding via custom NX generators, reducing new service setup time and ensuring architectural consistency
  • Introduced modern tooling stack (Remix, NX, NestJS, TailwindCSS, BullMQ, Redis) that streamlined development workflows and accelerated delivery

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Principal Engineer
Apr 2021 - Aug 2022

Architected transformation from loosely coupled monolith to modern, containerized microservices. Delivered infrastructure that enabled the organization to scale effectively and ship faster.

  • Containerized 80% of the stack and development workflow, eliminating deployment inconsistencies and dramatically improving developer productivity
  • Established GraphQL APIs and strongly typed services across the organization, reducing integration errors and improving maintainability
  • Led complete platform rebuild from Python + Django to NextJS, modernizing the web experience and improving performance
  • Built comprehensive development infrastructure—survey framework, CSS style guide, monorepo architecture, and full testing suite—enabling faster feature delivery

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Staff Engineer
Feb 2016 - Apr 2021

Drove high-impact technical initiatives from concept to delivery. Grew engineering teams through hiring, management, and mentoring across global offices while delivering platform improvements that scaled the business.

  • Conceived and delivered content management system that streamlined content operations and reduced time-to-market for marketing initiatives
  • Led Progressive Web App (PWA) development that significantly improved mobile user experience and performance metrics
  • Architected Lerna monorepo structure enabling better code sharing and development workflow across multiple teams
  • Modernized design system through comprehensive CSS overhaul, improving maintainability and reducing development time
  • Delivered critical platform upgrades: Apollo GraphQL migration, Redux state management migration, and complete checkout system overhaul

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Technical Team Lead
Nov 2011 - Apr 2015

Led technical delivery for high-profile client projects at a San Francisco agency. Managed full project lifecycle from pitch through delivery while mentoring development teams and establishing technical standards.

  • Google TrainUP: Architected and delivered comprehensive training platform serving enterprise clients
  • Google Databoard: Built data visualization dashboard from concept to production, enabling better data-driven decisions
  • Facebook Disaster Relief: Rapidly prototyped and delivered response platform using BackboneJS and Facebook APIs
  • Apple iAds: Developed HTML microsites and created internal tooling that reduced production costs and accelerated delivery
  • Established technical leadership practices including application architecture standards, documentation, and code review processes

Education

San Francisco State University

Coursework in Industrial Design

Chose a self-directed learning path through practical experience: freelancing and part-time work in graphic/web design and web development. Teaching Assistant roles in manufacturing systems, metals fabrication, and design drafting.