Summary
Matthew Clark is a Back End Engineer with 11 years of experience building Java-driven services and full-stack products across startups and fintech. After founding a boutique web agency during university, he formalised his software skills through Flatiron School and has since worked on backend systems at Zopa and ActiveViam, blending product-minded engineering with pragmatic delivery. Comfortable across Ruby/Rails, JavaScript/React and Java, he focuses on robust server-side solutions that support scalable digital experiences. His background in Economics & Business gives him a commercial lens for prioritising features that drive growth and customer value. Known for transitioning from founder to engineer, he brings both entrepreneurial initiative and disciplined engineering practices to teams. Based in England, he pairs hands-on coding with an appetite for driving innovation in financial services.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
A-levels, A-levels at Stowe School
IB programme, IB programme at Moscow Economic School
Economics & Business, Business/Managerial Economics, Economics & Business, Business/Managerial Economics at Queen Mary University of London