Matt Edlefsen
Staff Engineer at Betterment
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolMatt Edlefsen is a Staff Engineer based in Philadelphia with 16 years of experience building software, systems integration, and information architecture for both startups and established companies. Currently at Betterment, he focuses on delivering reliable, scalable systems informed by a background in Ruby on Rails and full-stack development from roles at Rosetta Stone and Assembled Brands. His career spans hands-on infrastructure and ops work as an IT consultant and systems administrator, giving him a pragmatic understanding of operational constraints and integration challenges. He holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Earlham College and has consistently moved between web programming, platform reliability, and application development. Known for translating complex requirements into maintainable systems, he brings a blend of practical engineering discipline and long-term architectural thinking. An understated strength is his history of bridging developer needs with operational realities, making him effective at shipping durable solutions.
16 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at The Clearwater SchoolB.A, Computer Science, B.A, Computer Science at Earlham College
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Github Skills (51)
delayed-job9
amazon-kinesis9
truffle9
activemodel8
ordered8
origami8
amazon8
binaries7
ruby7
administration7
rails7
cli7
relay7
command-line-tool7
graphql6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
medlefsen/std.sh
Aug 2010 - Dec 2014
Contributions:50 commits in 4 years 3 months
alki-project/alki
Oct 2015 - Apr 2018
Contributions:135 commits, 53 pushes, 4 comments in 2 years 6 months
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