Matthew Courtney
Software Engineer at Amazon
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Courtney is a seasoned software engineer with 16 years of experience, currently building systems at Amazon from his base in Denver. He brings a hybrid background in software and robotics, having developed flight-control I/O, impedance controllers for 7-DOF manipulators, and internal tooling for code quality and performance at The MathWorks. Skilled in Python, C++, MATLAB, embedded ARM/PowerPC targets, databases, and automated testing, he repeatedly turns complex engineering specs (even Excel-driven designs) into reliable build artifacts and web reporting tools. Known as a self-starter who drives continuous improvement, he has a track record of refactoring legacy systems, optimizing data pipelines, and adding secure access controls for sensitive workflows. With top academic performance in mechanical engineering (BS/MS) and hands-on experience across instrumented hardware and large software ecosystems, he blends practical systems thinking with attention to maintainability and performance.
16 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, 3.92/4.0, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering, 3.92/4.0 at The University of New Mexico
Github Skills (21)
migration10
exchange10
crypto9
bitcoin9
cryptocurrency9
p2p8
clojure8
castle8
bouncy-castle7
clojurescript5
cryptography5
drift5
postgresql4
database4
authentication-middleware1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
macourtney/drift
Aug 2010 - Jan 2017
A migration library for clojure
Contributions:89 commits, 3 PRs, 6 pushes in 6 years 6 months
library-migrationclojuremigration
macourtney/clj-crypto
Feb 2012 - Nov 2016
Contributions:20 commits, 4 PRs, 4 pushes in 4 years 9 months
cryptographycastlecryptocljbouncy-castle
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