Summary
Matthew Butt is an engineering manager with over a decade of hands-on software and leadership experience, currently shaping engineering at Zopa Bank after leading Unmade’s engineering function through rapid growth and difficult redundancies. He blends pragmatic technical stewardship—covering React, Python, .NET, cloud and data integrations—with strong people management, having doubled teams, mentored apprentices, and run hiring and onboarding end-to-end. Comfortable in regulated fintech and privacy-sensitive environments, he has led integration and architecture work for strategic customers and driven compliance, security and due-diligence efforts. Known for promoting DevOps, testing discipline and domain-driven team design, he pairs a Cambridge philosophy background with a practical focus on clear communication and fair decision-making during change.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy at University of Cambridge
GCSE, Chemistry, English, English Literature, French, Greek, Latin, Maths, Music, Physics, GCSE, Chemistry, English, English Literature, French, Greek, Latin, Maths, Music, Physics at Alleyn's School
A-Level, S-Level, Greek, Latin, Maths, Music, A-Level, S-Level, Greek, Latin, Maths, Music at Westminster School, London
Dutch, French, German, Russian, Latin, Greek, Spanish