Matthaios Olma is a Senior Software Engineer in New York with a Ph.D. in Database Management Systems from EPFL and eight years of industry experience building high-performance data systems. He brings deep systems design and prototype implementation expertise, with production and research roles at MongoDB and multiple positions at Microsoft where he bridged research and engineering. Proficient in C++ and Scala, with additional C# and Python experience, he emphasizes test-driven development and measurable performance improvements. His academic work at EPFL produced novel data processing systems and publications that inform his pragmatic approach to engineering trade-offs. Comfortable teaching and mentoring from years as a TA and lecturer, he combines rigorous research thinking with hands-on shipping experience in distributed and database systems. An under-the-radar strength is his ability to translate academic innovations into production-ready prototypes that scale in enterprise environments.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, 5.54/6, Master's degree, Computer Science, 5.54/6 at Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Telecommunications, 8.49/10, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science and Telecommunications, 8.49/10 at Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon / University of Athens
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