Matthew Larkin, Developer in New York City, NY, United States
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Matthew Larkin

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Software Developer

New York City, NY, United States

Toptal member since July 22, 2022

Expertise
AlgorithmsFull-stackWeb DevelopmentJavaScriptNode.jsVue.jsTypeScriptLinuxAgile DevelopmentMongoDBPythonReact.jsFlaskSlack Development
Bio

Matthew is an enthusiastic and curious web developer with professional experience in full-stack development and machine learning technologies. He is a hobbyistic game designer and martial artist. Matthew's forte is using clean, efficient code and designing high-speed, scalable architectures. He is an avid learner and fervent problem solver with a knack for explaining complicated technological processes in easy-to-understand language.

Portfolio

MURAL
JavaScript, Node.js, React, MongoDB, Full-stack, Web Development...
MadMix Digital
JavaScript, Node.js, HTML, React, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Python, Flask...

Experience

  • Python - 5 years
  • Agile Software Development - 5 years
  • MongoDB - 5 years
  • Node.js - 5 years
  • Linux - 5 years
  • JavaScript - 5 years
  • React - 3 years
  • Vue - 3 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Slack, MacOS, Linux

The most amazing...

...thing I've developed is a web advertisement generator powered by machine learning.

Work Experience

Senior Full-stack Developer

2021 - 2022
MURAL
  • Worked as a senior engineer on the community pillar, helping to deliver content generated by and for the user community of Mural.
  • Helped execute a brand new learning experience for users, leveraging a third-party CMS to create dynamic content to interact with users.
  • Implemented back-end optimizations to give developers better control over data flow within the app.
Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, React, MongoDB, Full-stack, Web Development, System Architecture, TypeScript

Senior Full-stack Developer

2019 - 2022
MadMix Digital
  • Developed in-house and contracted projects for MadMix Digital, providing web technologies and machine learning solutions.
  • Provided rapid prototyping and full-scale development of multiple projects.
  • Worked with project managers, designers, and stakeholders to deliver two high-functionality beta applications to clients.
Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, HTML, React, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Python, Flask, TensorFlow, React Native, Full-stack, Web Development, System Architecture

Experience

Quasting Job Board

A full-fledged beta application developed to connect companies with technological experts. I worked with stakeholders and designers to aptly produce the first MVP of the product to eventually scale and release to the public.

Education

2013 - 2017

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Clark University - Worcester, MA

Skills

Libraries/APIs

Node.js, Vue, React, TensorFlow, Vuex

Tools

Slack

Languages

JavaScript, TypeScript, Python 3, Python, Java, HTML, CSS

Frameworks

Flask, React Native, Express.js

Paradigms

Agile Software Development

Platforms

MacOS, Linux, Godot

Storage

MongoDB, PostgreSQL

Other

Algorithms, Full-stack, Web Development, System Architecture

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