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Senior developer experience & web engineer

Reliable software.
Real-world impact.

I’m Matthew Ali, a senior engineer with 12+ years of experience building and leading teams around scalable web products.

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Experience at a glance

Engineering depth, with the context to make good decisions.

01 / Product engineering12+ years
40%

faster
key APIs.

Performance improvements that matter ↓

Improved latency of key APIs by up to 40%
02 / Technical leadershipTeam delivery
⇢

Clearer ways
of working.

Technical leadership that improves delivery ↓

Mentoring, hiring, technical direction and stronger team practices

A little about me

I care about software that works well for the business, the team and the people using it.

My strongest experience is in Ruby on Rails, building scalable APIs and full-stack web applications. I’m comfortable moving between product work, systems work and the day-to-day decisions that keep software maintainable.

I’ve also led engineers, run hiring interviews and supported teams through better delivery practices. The tools change; the underlying engineering judgement carries over.

Core strengths

A senior engineer’s range, without the buzzwords.

  1. 01

    Web application development

    Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, REST APIs and full-stack delivery.

  2. 02

    Scalable systems

    PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, AWS, Docker and Kubernetes.

  3. 03

    Delivery & team practice

    TDD, CI/CD, code review, Scrum and practical technical leadership.

  4. 04

    AI-assisted engineering

    Claude, GitHub Copilot and Codex used to speed up research, implementation and iteration, with engineering judgement remaining accountable for the result.

Open to opportunities

Interested in the
right challenge.