Summary
Matt Dees is a Senior Systems Development Engineer with 13 years of experience building and operating large-scale web services, platform tooling, and Linux-based infrastructure. Now at AWS, he has deep expertise in AMI and RPM-based distribution maintenance, CI/CD, and cross-functional platform engineering from roles that span individual contributor work to directing platform teams for consumer VPN services. He’s skilled at resolving complex build and release failures, migrating stacks to Kubernetes, and automating patch and fleet management across cloud environments. Based in the Greater Seattle Area, Matt combines hands-on debugging of low-level packaging and image issues with pragmatic leadership in platform delivery. Despite a modest GitHub presence, his career shows a consistent focus on production reliability and scalable release engineering for millions of sites.
13 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Dulles High School