Summary
Matt Anderson is a seasoned engineering leader with 13 years of experience building and scaling product-focused software teams, currently serving as Director of Engineering at Topography Health in Philadelphia. He combines hands-on technical roots—as a former founder of a full‑stack agency and early developer—with proven people leadership, having hired and promoted diverse talent while maintaining top retention metrics at Inspire. Matt has a track record of creating autonomous agile squads, partnering cross-functionally on product roadmaps, and turning ambiguous problems into production systems. His background spans fintech and healthcare workflows to bespoke client apps, informed by early roles at Deutsche Bank and Cisco where he automated QA and managed global release processes. He’s driven by world-changing applications of software and brings an operator’s mindset from founding a company through scaling engineering organizations. Notably, he emphasizes mentorship and measurable career progression, promoting multiple engineers to senior roles through coaching and clear feedback.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Information Technology and Web Science, Bachelor of Science Information Technology and Web Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute