Matan Shidlov
Engineering Manager (Play & Infra) at Guidde
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
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Top SchoolMatan Shidlov is a hands-on engineering manager and tech leader based in Tel Aviv, specializing in high-scale AdTech and recommendation systems with a track record of shipping reliable, cost-optimized infrastructure and ML-driven bidstream products. He has led R&D and engineering teams across startups and scale-ups—driving migrations from monoliths to microservices, implementing GitOps, and cutting cloud costs through smart architecture and vendor negotiations. Currently building CORE, a machine-learning bidstream recommendation engine that improves DSP win rates and reduces spend, he blends deep backend expertise with product and business sensibility. An active contributor to open-source backend tooling (notably work on Amplication’s backend health, auth and generator components), Matan pairs technical execution with people development and remote-first culture building. His MBA in Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship complements a pragmatic focus on aligning engineering roadmaps with company strategy.
4 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Management of Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MoTIE), Master of Business Administration (MBA) Management of Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MoTIE) at Tel Aviv UniversityBachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Information Systems Engineering (ISE), Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) Information Systems Engineering (ISE) at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Hebrew, English
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Github Skills (25)
typescript10
nestjs10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
jes9
authentication9
wpgraphql9
user-authentication9
jtest9
wordpress-graphql9
jestjs9
graphql9
rest-api8
api8
nodejs8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
amplication/amplication
Oct 2021 - Sep 2022
Amplication brings order to the chaos of large-scale software development by creating Golden Paths for developers - streamlined workflows that drive consistency, enable high-quality code practices, simplify onboarding, and accelerate standardized delivery across teams.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:3 releases, 133 reviews, 687 commits in 11 months
Contributions summary:Matan contributed to the backend logic of the Amplication platform. Their commits focused on improving the Swagger documentation, implementing health check endpoints for the API, and adding testing to various backend services, specifically related to authentication and secrets management. These changes involved modifications to core data service generator packages and related configuration files to improve the overall health and reliability of the platform. The user also worked on migrating the backend to use more modern approaches.
code-generationexpressspendingdevelopment-toolamplication
mshidlov/auth-service
Apr 2024 - Jan 2025
Authentication Server
Contributions:2 releases, 31 PRs, 92 pushes in 9 months
apiauthenticationbackendjwtnestjs
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