Writing software is fun. Especially large scale, complex web applications. I'm equally comfortable discussing, designing, and implementing a plan to make an application more intuitive for the users as I am in architecting the changes necessary to help an application scale to support orders of magnitude more users. I've been doing this long enough that languages and platforms don't matter much to me. What drives me is technically challenging work that delivers business value.
In addition to the skills listed below, I also understand the language of "Business" very well. Often, I find myself serving a team as a translator between the business and the development team.
As a manager, I enjoy mentoring programmers and honing our skills together. I've successfully built teams from scratch as well as assumed leadership over existing teams. But I love writing software, so if I am in a management position (which is not necessary), it will be a hands-on position. I really enjoy being part of the team, not just managing and reporting on progress. Regarding delivery, I'm a big fan of agile methodologies and continuous delivery.
We all know to use HTTPS and TLS on things that matter. For the last 15 years of work, without exception, I’ve used use https. But privately, I have quite a few domains for myself and for friends, and having TLS on a personal blog didn’t seem worth the investment. But, thanks to Lets Encrypt […]
I had a chance to give a talk for Coding Temple last night touching on why learning Javascript is a good idea. I also touched a bit on AngularJS and gave a perspective of a hiring manager to the participants of the coding bootcamp. Here are the slides: I’d be happy to present as a […]
Hiring average engineers is easy. Hiring excellent software engineers is hard. So far this year, the hiring managers that I work with and I have seen 50+ resumes for 4 positions and made 2 job offers. The math here is not really in the favor of the candidates or our hiring managers. Every stage of […]
This wordpress instance is hosted on a private kubernetes cluster. The default wordpress docker image has an upload limit of 8MB, which made it difficult to upload this theme and to migrate from another provider. So, I created a new docker image that increases the upload limit to 128MB. If you’d like to use it, […]
"Matt is a forward thinking technology leader. He blends his passion for technology with a keen interest in understanding and solving real business problems. Matt brings fresh ideas to solving difficult technical problems and it was a pleasure to work with him for 3+ years."
"... He is the best technical manager that I've reported to, and he is a valuable asset to any organization. I look forward to one day working with him again."
"I had the opportunity to collaborate with Matt on a number of software projects over a 4 year period at SpringCM. Matt is passionate about investigating new technology, writing quality code, and developing creative solutions to tough problems. He enthusiastically tackles his projects as both a software developer and a mentor, sharing his expertise with others when the opportunity arises. Matt’s exceptionally friendly and cooperative personality along with his technical expertise makes him an asset to any team he is a part of."
This is where I catch the train each morning.
Oak Lawn, IL
Email : matt@mattjones.technology
Website : http://mattjones.technology/
This wordpress instance is hosted on a private...
I had a chance to give a talk for Coding...
Hiring average engineers is easy. Hiring...
