Summary
Matt Hopkins is a seasoned engineering leader with 12+ years of experience building integrations, cloud-native platforms, and revenue-generating Java products. As Director of Development and Cloud Architecture at Zero Wait-State he designed microservice-based, Kubernetes-deployed integration platforms, modern REST APIs for legacy PLM systems, and automated CI/CD pipelines that tied together ERP, CAD, and SaaS applications. His background ranges from low-level C++ and Smalltalk systems to large-scale J2EE frameworks, PL/SQL-backed consumer platforms, and complex SOAP/Java integrations for enterprises like GSK, McAfee, and Cisco. Comfortable shifting between hands-on implementation and technical leadership, he’s known for turning brittle on-premise tools into scalable cloud services and for pragmatic solutions like spreadsheet-driven product configurations and secure on-premise connectors. Based in Cary, NC, he brings deep interoperability expertise and a track record of delivering practical, integration-first architectures for high-profile customers.
12 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
BS-CIS Computer Science, BS-CIS Computer Science at Clemson University