Summary
Matthew Bright is a Senior Software Engineer based in Wellington with a decade-plus track record building mission-critical embedded systems and ASP.NET MVC applications, particularly for high-capacity L2/L3 networking platforms. He blends low-level embedded Linux driver development and hardware platform abstraction with full-stack web development, often working across international design centres to integrate, retrofit and debug complex hardware-software systems. Experienced in Agile/Scrum and release governance, he has led teams, acted as Scrum Master, and managed software approval and cadenced releases for telecom and simulation customers. Notably, he combines electronics and PCB design skills with software architecture experience—allowing him to reverse-engineer legacy systems and deliver reliable real-time communications drivers.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
NCEA Level 1-3, Calculus, Chemistry, Computing, Electronics, English, Graphics, and Physics., NCEA Level 1-3, Calculus, Chemistry, Computing, Electronics, English, Graphics, and Physics. at Rangiora New Life School
Bachelor of Engineering Technology, Electro-Technology, Pass with Distinction (+95%), Bachelor of Engineering Technology, Electro-Technology, Pass with Distinction (+95%) at CPIT (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology)
English, French