Summary
Matt Read is a senior software developer and tech lead with over 16 years of hands-on experience and 20+ years building scalable web applications using Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript and PHP. He currently architects AI-driven, agentic customer and data workflows at ORX Surgical, bridging executive strategy with engineering execution and production-grade GraphQL/REST services. Matt has repeatedly designed end-to-end products—from custom CMS and mobile-first front ends to multi-tenant, API-first platforms—while driving DevOps, QA and agile practices that reduce support load and speed delivery. As a founder and CTO-level operator he blends creative strategy and UX sensitivity with technical innovation, having shipped live-streaming integrations, payment ecosystems, and IoT/device tracking in clinical settings. He’s comfortable translating complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and has a track record of improving team productivity through standards, onboarding programs and cross-functional alignment. Based in Old Toronto, he pairs entrepreneurial grit with pragmatic engineering to take prototypes into robust production systems.
16 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Toronto Metropolitan University