Summary
Matt Leung is a hands-on software engineering manager with 11 years of experience building scalable systems across web, infrastructure, and security domains, now leading Proactive Safety ML at Twitch to make live communities safer. He combines deep backend and cloud-native expertise—years contributing to Project Calico and managing Kubernetes security at Tigera—with a growing focus on applied ML and operationalizing models in production. Known for improving performance and developer productivity, his early work at Workday delivered dramatic calculation speedups and modular frameworks used across products. A lifelong learner influenced by W. Edwards Deming, Matt blends data-driven process thinking with technical craftsmanship and enjoys tackling diverse technical challenges from networking to monitoring. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he brings both open-source credibility and pragmatic leadership to cross-functional teams.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Mira Costa High School
English, Spanish