Matt Peterson
Engineering Manager at SmartThings
Andover, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolMatt Peterson is an experienced engineering manager with 11+ years in cloud and infrastructure engineering, specializing in Cassandra, Kafka, and AWS after a foundation in SCADA systems and device-cloud testing. He progressed from hands-on QA and automated test development in Python and Java to leading cross-functional teams at SmartThings focused on cloud data, observability, cost/compliance, and release tooling. Known for bridging deep operational knowledge with developer-facing tooling, he helps teams deploy reliably while meeting security and regulatory requirements. A Michigan Tech computer engineer who still misses the U.P., he brings a practical, field-tested perspective—having shipped systems, supported customers on-site, and even trained new engineers—into strategic engineering leadership.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological UniversityCertificate, GTAW Welding, Certificate, GTAW Welding at Hennepin Technical College
English
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Github Skills (37)
cassandra10
snapshots10
repair10
mouse9
smartthings8
apache8
aws8
keyboard8
mp37
terraform-provider7
terraform7
network7
sass6
websocket6
python6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
msloes/beer-waffle
Nov 2016 - Feb 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 9 pushes, 4 comments in 1 year 3 months
date-timejavascriptlet
Rooks103/cassandra-reaper
May 2021 - Apr 2022
Automated Repair Awesomeness for Apache Cassandra
Contributions:8 pushes, 6 branches in 11 months
cassandraosgiapacherepairapache-cassandra
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