Engineer & Builder
I'm Matt. Ten-plus years building interfaces that feel good to use and codebases that are meant to last.
Software Engineer @ Mailgun by Sinch Founder @ Nova Foundry
What I do
Three lanes I keep flowing — the throughline is making products easier to use, easier to build, and easier to change over time.
Product UI
I lead user-facing work with sensible flows, accessible components, and patterns that hold up well past their first ship.
React · TypeScript · Design systems · Accessibility
Frontend systems
Data flow, component boundaries, and APIs that make new work easier to add, review, and maintain.
TanStack Query · Node.js · Component APIs · DX
Delivery quality
Code quality, documentation, and standards that catch mistakes early and make collaboration less expensive.
Testing · Documentation · Standards · Product collaboration
Selected work
Teams and products I've helped shape over the last decade.
Mailgun by Sinch
Software Engineer IV
2021 — Present
Frontend systems, engineering standards, and architectural direction across a high-volume email platform.
Setting the bar on UI quality, build infrastructure, and the engineering habits that compound across teams.
Digital Trends Media Group
Senior Web Developer
2015 — 2021
Led frontend development for a new ad framework supporting millions of monthly readers.
A revenue-critical platform editorial could trust, without asking readers to suffer through a worse experience.
Thursday Market
Web Developer
2014 — 2015
Built the foundation of my frontend practice — UI features, social API integrations, and the surrounding plumbing.
First proof that I cared as much about what gets shipped as about shipping it.
Projects
Founder
Forged in Orbit
A software studio for systems built to last — custom engineering, cloud-native applications, and intelligent products.
Visit Nova Foundry
Maintainer
A Neovim distribution for web developers
A Neovim setup that strips out friction for daily web development — sensible defaults, fast startup, deliberate keymaps.
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What I'm focused on right now.
Building Nova Foundry — a studio for software forged, not manufactured.
Tuning CosmicNvim between cycles. Sharpening daily tools is part of how I stay fast.
Reading: less AI commentary, more primary sources.