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Hey there, I am Matt Valdez

Matthew Valdez

Senior Software Engineer at Umbra

Senior Software Engineer with over a decade of experience designing scalable data and analytics solutions using Java, Python, Golang, and C++, specializing in microservices (FastAPI, Docker, Kubernetes) and real-time data pipelines (Kafka, Spark). Holds an M.S. in Computer Science and a Cornell Machine Learning certification, with a track record of doubling QA capacity, slashing data processing times, and championing best practices in maintainable code and architecture.

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Cornell University - Machine Learning

Skill Highlights

Experiences

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Umbra Labs

January 2023 - Present

Santa Barbara, CA (Remote)

Senior Software Engineer

January 2023 - Present

Responsibilities:
  • Tech Lead for internal QA and Analytics tool. Work closely with business users and analysts.
  • Delivered Billing feature that enabled >100K$ increase in sales
  • Integrate Kafka into solution to enable real-time updates of SAR imaging status
  • Increase capacity and efficiency of QA Team by more than 100% with the rapid development of the systems
  • Maintain and develop FastAPI microservice system for orders and delivery as a tech lead.
HopeForge

March 2021 - Present

Palmetto, Florida

Founder

March 2021 - Present

Responsibilities:
  • Consult about software design and architecture
  • Work on next generation signal processing infrastructure within Kubernetes
  • Upgrade reporting by migrating to PySpark on Databricks while increasing performance from 1 day to ~3 hours
  • Help maintain a Ruby on Rails codebase while aiding in breaking a monolith
  • Create Go application that decreased model creation time from hours to 6 minutes utilizing Azure Container Jobs and deploying to container environments.
  • Create Go TUI to download and modify SAR Images to be used in Social Media applications utilizing templates
  • Develop Go and FastAPI standards that were adopter throughout customer enterprise
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Philips (Respironics)

March 2021 - January 2023

Remote

Senior Software Engineer

March 2021 - January 2023

Responsibilities:
  • Help design and develop new Data Lake architecture utilizing S3, Hudi, and Presto
  • Create python Simulator for performance testing Kafka Event Stream sending 10’s millions records through kafka
  • Develop python GUI to configure Spark and Airflow jobs - lowering development time from weeks to days
MRSL Real-time Systems Laboratory

February 2016 - March 2021

Sarasota, Florida

Senior Software Engineer

February 2016 - March 2021

Responsibilities:
  • Lead and manage a team of engineers in converting MATLAB system into Python
  • Create complex data processing systems utilizing Java, Python, and MATLAB
  • Utilize NumPy and PANDAS to create a high-performance large data analytical system
  • Develop visual analytics software via Bokeh, Tornado, and Angular
  • Create internal Java applications to enhance the workflow for configuration and testing
  • Develop new methods to process data for efficiency - Reducing memorying footprint from 2GB to 200MB
  • Lead a small team in creating tools to debug Inputs and Outputs of the system
  • Optimize system API to MongoDB for real-time data processing utlizing batch processing to increase speed by 50%
  • Enhance embedded system processing using C++ by creating remote debugging interfaces
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Sandlot Solutions

January 2015 - February 2016

Dallas, Texas (Remote)

Integration Engineer

January 2015 - February 2016

Responsibilities:
  • Modify Mirth to meet customer and company needs
  • Created a HTTPS connector plugin (written in Java_ for MIRTH; so we can share documents and patient data securely
  • Helped create the advanced Javascript channels to properly manipulate and validate incoming XML data
CPSI

May 2014 - January 2015

Mobile, Alabama

Developer II

May 2014 - January 2015

Responsibilities:
  • Discuss new development/ design changes with product management as well as support to define a scope of development that incorporates all specifications of the client in a feasible amount of time.
  • Primariliy using JAVA, xml, and PostgreSQL; implement changes to numerous applications
  • Developer and Maintainer of CommonWell Gateway
  • Use of Axis2, Apache Rampart, and SOAP to create and maintain a XDA.b file sharing gateway
  • Use of Perl and Shell Script to create automation scripts for the Linux Environment
  • Troubleshoot and maintain current code base using JVM Debugger, Profiler, as well as logging
  • Point person for numerous applications for questions
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Education

University of West Florida
M.S in Computer Science
University of West Florida
B.S in Software Engineering