Matt Harris
Software Engineer
Austin, TX
I write code, drink coffee, play tennis, and try to get smarter. With an English degree from University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a Master's in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, I'm currently building AI-powered construction tools at Procore, helping companies manage projects without the usual chaos. I've previously worked in healthcare, education, and finance industries.
Experience
Building software solutions with a focus on collaboration and clean architecture
Staff Software Engineer
Procore
Tech Lead for Conversations team, replatformed from Ruby on Rails monolith to distributed system with Kafka, Redis, and microservices. Scaled product from beta to GA serving 6,000+ companies. Integrated Procore Copilot (LLM) enabling AI-powered messaging via FastAPI and ReactJS.
Senior Software Engineer
Actium Health
Designed FHIR and HL7-based data models enabling healthcare tracking for 400K+ patients across 12 health systems. Built data ingestion pipeline with Prefect, AWS, and Kafka. Led 8-person agile team as Scrum Master, improving sprint velocity by 70%.
Senior Software Engineer
Kaplan Test Prep
Developed scalable bulk publishing system with AWS SQS & Lambda for 200+ content authors. Built configurable frontend library with Angular and Elasticsearch enabling advanced content searches. Improved ReactJS performance by 1000% through optimization techniques.
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Carta
Built Carta SAFE financing tool with Django and VueJS, facilitating >$4MM in investments for 40+ investors and funding ~25 companies' seed rounds. Improved code quality with 50+ unit tests, reducing production exceptions by 80%.
Skills
Technologies and tools I work with to build modern applications
Languages & Frameworks
- Python, FastAPI
- Ruby, Rails
- TypeScript, ReactJS
- Node.js, Java
- GraphQL, REST APIs
Data & Infrastructure
- PostgreSQL, Redis
- Kafka, Elasticsearch
- Docker, Kubernetes
- AWS, Terraform
- Datadog, Monitoring
AI & Emerging Tech
- PyTorch, Pandas, NumPy
- LLM Integration
- FHIR, HL7 Standards
- Microservices Architecture
- Agile Leadership
Education
Academic foundation spanning liberal arts and computer science
MS Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Advanced coursework in algorithms, machine learning, and software engineering. Focused on practical applications of AI and data science in real-world systems.
BA English
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
Liberal arts foundation with emphasis on critical thinking, communication, and analytical writing. This background brings unique perspective to technical problem-solving.
Featured Projects
Recent projects demonstrating modern full-stack development and AI integration
Is AI Good at Wordle?
A real-time competitive Wordle game where humans battle against AI to determine if artificial intelligence can master the popular word puzzle. Features multiple AI providers and algorithmic solutions with anti-cheat mechanics.
- Scalable FastAPI backend with pluggable AI providers
- Responsive React frontend with real-time game state management
- Algorithmic AI processing 12,000+ words for competitive performance
- Anti-cheat mechanics and fair play enforcement
Let's Connect
I'm always interested in new opportunities or to meet new people.