Matthew Baker
Data Engineering Manager
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Baker is a data engineering manager and seasoned cloud-focused technologist with 13 years of experience building scalable software and infrastructure across startups and consultancies. Currently leading data engineering at Scalapay and running Mercworks as a hands-on cloud solutions consultancy, he blends managerial oversight with deep technical delivery—especially automation, cost-effective architectures and integrations. His background spans CTO roles, embedded and energy systems software, and mobile/ imaging research, reflecting a knack for translating research-grade engineering into reliable production services. Holding a PhD in Electrical/Telecommunications Engineering, he brings analytical rigor and a pragmatic, creative approach to complex design problems and technical roadmaps. Notably, he pairs strategic leadership with day-to-day implementation experience, making him as comfortable designing cloud architectures as shipping the pipelines that run them.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Electrical / Telecommunications Engineering, PhD, Electrical / Telecommunications Engineering at University of Wollongong
Github Skills (129)
dashboard10
terraform10
digital-signal-processing10
terraform-module10
monitoring10
buildkite10
mysql10
graph10
terraform-provider10
aws10
signal-processing9
terraform-cloud9
continuous-delivery9
hashicorp9
pipeline9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
mubeta06/python
Feb 2013 - Oct 2013
python stuff
Contributions:40 commits, 1 comment, 1 issue in 8 months
pythonsignal-processingdigital-signal-processing
mubeta06/queue-test
Feb 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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