Matt Thrasher
Principal Software Engineer at Optum
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolMatt Thrasher is a Principal Software Engineer based in Minneapolis with 11 years of experience delivering scalable, user-focused platforms at enterprise scale. At Optum he has progressed from Senior to Principal, leading initiatives across DevOps, microfrontends, generative AI, and content systems to shorten time-to-market and boost platform performance. He excels at architecting modern platforms, aligning product roadmaps with business goals, and empowering engineering teams through mentorship and cross-functional collaboration. His background blends technical depth with liberal-arts breadth—a B.A. in English, Russian, and International Studies plus an A.A. in Computer Science—bringing strong communication and systems thinking to complex technical problems. Known for translating stakeholder needs into pragmatic architectures, he combines hands-on coding with strategic leadership to drive measurable outcomes. Outside work he’s an engaged developer in the Twin Cities community, favoring continuous learning and team growth.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts (A.A.) Computer Science, Associate of Arts (A.A.) Computer Science at North Hennepin Community CollegeB.A. English Russian Studies International Studies, B.A. English Russian Studies International Studies at Macalester College
Russian, French, English
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Github contributions (5)
mthrasher33/sample-project
Jan 2023 - Feb 2023
A sample monorepo that builds and deploys via k8s and GitHub actions
Contributions:1 release, 82 PRs, 88 pushes in 1 month
monorepobuildsk8skubernetesdeploys
mthrasher33/minneapolis311calls
Sep 2016 - Dec 2021
Contributions:25 commits, 3 PRs, 76 pushes in 5 years 3 months
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