Matt Auerbach is a product and developer-relations leader with 13 years of experience building developer experiences, open source programs, and hosted web platforms. He led AWS Amplify Hosting as Head of Product and previously grew Amplifyβs open source program and developer support from zero to a high-engagement community (including a Discord of 18K+ members). Equally comfortable shipping code and shaping strategy, he has hands-on contributions to high-profile Amplify reposβimproving docs, auth UI components, and hosting workflows. His background spans developer advocacy, solutions architecture, and founding a startup, giving him a rare blend of product, engineering, and community-building skills. Based in New York, he focuses on making cloud developer tooling easier to adopt and delightful to use, with a track record of turning developer friction into product wins.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Horace Greeley High School
Computer Science, Computer Science at Boston University
Contributions:159 reviews, 197 commits, 185 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Matt primarily focused on modifying and updating the documentation website for the AWS Amplify framework. They worked on various components, including the search bar, navigation elements, and landing page CTAs. Furthermore, the user addressed minor code inconsistencies and typos, improving the overall user experience and accuracy of the documentation. The commits also include updating dependencies and feature flags within the project.
A declarative JavaScript library for application development using cloud services.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:1 review, 12 commits, 8 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Matt primarily worked on the front-end components of the `aws-amplify/amplify-js` repository, focusing on UI enhancements and bug fixes within the Amplify UI components library. They implemented and updated components such as sign-up, sign-in, and TOTP setup. The contributions included integrating the `AmplifyContainer` component and improving the user experience by incorporating conditional hints in various authentication forms.
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