Matt Wang
Assistant Teaching Professor at Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatt Wang is an Assistant Teaching Professor and CS MS candidate with 10 years of hands-on experience building full-stack web and embedded systems and a strong foundation in JavaScript, Python, and C++. He blends engineering with education—leading course rebuilds and open-sourcing teaching infrastructure at UCLA while mentoring makers in campus fabrication labs. A prolific open-source contributor, he’s improved developer ergonomics in widely used projects such as stylelint and the Jekyll docs theme just-the-docs, and added practical UI features to React-Bootstrap. His industry internships span SRE and anomaly detection at Adobe and AWS to education infrastructure at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, demonstrating an ability to deliver scalable, cost-saving automation. Passionate about accessibility and inclusion, he pairs technical depth with a knack for translating complex systems into usable learning experiences.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
IB Diploma & OSSD, IB Diploma & OSSD at Upper Canada CollegeBachelor of Science - BS, B.S. in Computer Science, B.S. in Math-Economics, Bachelor of Science - BS, B.S. in Computer Science, B.S. in Math-Economics at University of California, Los Angeles
French, English
Github Skills (22)
javascript10
react-components10
bootstrap10
testing10
css10
postcss10
react-component10
syntax10
lint10
front-end-development10
jekyll10
html10
linter10
linting10
bootstra10
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
just-the-docs/just-the-docs
Sep 2019 - Jan 2023
A modern, high customizable, responsive Jekyll theme for documentation with built-in search.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:21 releases, 351 reviews, 138 commits in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Matt primarily contributed to the user interface of the documentation theme. They implemented and modified features related to the presentation of content, including adding and positioning page modification timestamps, edit links, and auxiliary links. The user also introduced options for new tabs and the display of auxiliary links, improving the theme's configurability. Furthermore, the user implemented the search placeholder, enhancing the search functionality.
responsive-jekyll-themecustomizablejekylljekyll-themebuilt-in
stylelint/stylelint
Apr 2020 - Jan 2023
A mighty CSS linter that helps you avoid errors and enforce conventions.
Role in this project:Frontend Developer
Frontend DeveloperContributions:7 releases, 268 reviews, 58 commits in 2 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Matt primarily contributed to the `stylelint/stylelint` repository by implementing and improving linting rules related to CSS and related languages. Their commits demonstrate expertise in modifying existing rules, such as `value-keyword-case`, and in addressing false positives within these rules. The user also added new features to the rules and updated existing functionality to ensure correct and consistent code formatting according to stylelint's standards, demonstrating a deep understanding of CSS syntax and linting principles.
linterlintenforce-conventionssugarsspostcss
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