Matthew Arkin
Software Engineer at Bridge
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolMatthew Arkin is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of experience specializing in payments and financial services, currently building at Bridge in Seattle. He has driven technical governance and architecture at scale, most recently as a Sr Staff Engineer at Braintree/PayPal where he led compliance with card network mandates and introduced Sorbet for safer Ruby on Rails refactors. Matthew combines deep card-processing expertise—translating ISO8583 specs and managing 600+ network rule changes annually—with hands-on delivery, having implemented processor integrations and features that improved approval rates and system availability. He has a track record of improving developer velocity through AI-powered tooling and automation that reduces technical debt and operational toil. Early roles from CTO to founder-level consulting show a pragmatic, product-minded engineer comfortable across infrastructure, backend services, and developer experience. He pairs formal training in security and systems with a knack for turning complex compliance requirements into practical engineering solutions.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Master of Science - MS Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Capitol Technology UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Pine Crest SchoolBachelor of Science (BS) Science Technology and Society, Bachelor of Science (BS) Science Technology and Society at Stanford University
Spanish
Stackoverflow
4,570reputation
322kreached
102answers
8questions
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Github Skills (185)
visa10
payment-service10
php-library10
google-pay10
tencent10
api10
payment10
apple-pay10
stripe-api10
stripe-payments10
java10
knife10
nodejs10
credit10
portable-class-library10
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
matthewarkin/tapioca
May 2022 - Aug 2024
The swiss army knife of RBI generation
Contributions:4 PRs, 4 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 2 months
kniferbiswissarmy
matthewarkin/spoom
Jun 2022 - Jun 2024
Useful tools for Sorbet enthusiasts
Contributions:7 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years
sourcemodazerothcoresorbetuseful-toolstoolkit
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