Ian Matyssik
Search Systems Development And OE Manager at Amazon
Tokyo, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolIan Matyssik is a seasoned search systems and operations leader with 11+ years driving operational readiness and resiliency for Amazon Search across Tokyo and global teams. He combines deep Unix/Linux, networking and security expertise with hands-on backend development experience—contributing to the popular OPNsense firewall project by improving DNS, firewall rule generation and state tracking. Ian has a strong track record of launching and scaling complex, cross-functional projects and building local teams from the ground up, having led Amazon Search expansion in Japan. His background spans telecom project delivery, information security, databases and datacenter operations, giving him a rare blend of practitioner-level systems skills and program management discipline. Colleagues value his ability to deliver under tight constraints while still implementing pragmatic tooling and optimizations that improve long-term operability.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Bachelor at Golden Gate UniversityMaster, Master at Kennedy-Western University
Russian, Japanese, English
Github Skills (7)
firewall10
bsd10
api10
php9
url-routing9
c117
c177
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
opnsense/core
Feb 2017 - Feb 2017
OPNsense GUI, API and systems backend
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 12 PRs, 49 comments in 6 days
Contributions summary:Ian primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the OPNsense firewall project. Their work involved implementing and modifying features related to DNS resolver configuration, firewall rule generation and optimization, and state tracking mechanisms. Key contributions include adding options to disable IPv6 link-local address registration, streamlining rule generation, and introducing ruleset optimization and state tracking options. These changes likely enhance the system's performance and address specific user requirements.
netmikoapiproxyipsendpoint-security
phpb-com/core
Feb 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:66 pushes, 13 branches in 1 month
apibackendguiopnsense
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