Summary
Matt West is a seasoned software engineering manager and founder with 12 years of experience building teams and products across web, mobile, and cloud platforms. He currently leads engineering at Dozuki, where he scaled a small developer group into multiple productive application teams while driving hiring, training, and process improvements. As founder and lead instructor of CodeSLO, he combines hands-on SERN-stack development with community-driven education on California’s Central Coast. His background spans network engineering, DevOps, and public-sector software work—bringing a pragmatic, systems-minded approach to solving complex operational and product problems. A former Army medic and long-time martial arts school owner, he pairs discipline and instructional skill with technical leadership to grow engineers and shipping software.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Technology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Technology at Colorado State University-Global Campus