Summary
Matt Hodges is a Principal software engineer and technology leader with 13 years of experience building scalable web and infrastructure systems, primarily in civic and political contexts. He has led engineering teams on high-stakes campaigns and platforms—managing distributed teams, cloud providers, and large-scale fundraising and voter-support systems for national efforts. Proficient in Python and Go, he blends backend and infrastructure expertise with mobile and frontend experience (including iOS UI/animation work on projects like REFrostedViewController). Matt is comfortable moving between startup velocity and enterprise-grade reliability, having driven Kubernetes transitions, incident tooling, and immutable AWS deployments. He focuses on applying engineering rigor to social impact, and often serves as a strategic advisor and board member to mission-driven organizations. Based in Austin, he brings a pragmatic mix of hands-on coding, architecture, and policy-minded product stewardship.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
B.S. Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science at Miami University