Matt Rixman
Senior Software Engineer In Test at Astronomer
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolMatt Rixman is a Senior Software Engineer in Test based in Colorado Springs with a decade of experience building and validating robust systems across embedded, cloud, and data workflows. He combines hands-on engineering in C#, C++, Python and Linux with a strong testing mindset honed through roles at Astronomer, Clover Network, and earlier embedded/cloud bridging work. Matt contributes to notable open-source projects like Apache Airflow, improving documentation and fixing bugs—evidence of his knack for making complex tooling more usable. Known for tackling important problems and questioning conventional approaches, he pairs technical curiosity with practical delivery as a team lead and technical explainer.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Associate’s Degree, Associate’s Degree at Pikes Peak Community CollegeBachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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Github Skills (24)
apache-airflow10
docker10
python10
workflow-engine10
docker-compose10
orchestration10
orchestra10
documentation10
exceptions9
groovy9
linux9
jenkins-pipeline9
jenkins9
json-schema8
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Programming languages (26)
Github contributions (5)
apache/airflow
May 2021 - Sep 2023
Apache Airflow - A platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Technical Writer
Back-end Developer & Technical WriterContributions:1 review, 9 PRs, 69 comments in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Matt primarily contributed to documentation improvements and bug fixes within the Apache Airflow project. They enhanced the documentation of the `Params` feature by adding examples and addressing a related issue. Additional contributions included adding documentation for the `.airflowignore` file and resolving an unnecessary dependency. They also fixed a Bash Operator pathing issue.
monitorpythonschedulerapacheprogrammatically
MatrixManAtYrService/lifecycle-snapshots
Mar 2018 - Nov 2020
A template for automating builds with docker
Contributions:11 commits, 2 PRs, 10 pushes in 2 years 8 months
buildstemplatedocker-composedocker
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