Matthew Darby
Director, Product Management at Google
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolMatthew Darby is a product leader with 18 years of experience who has spent the last decade shaping YouTube’s core watch experience and Main Apps used by 2 billion daily viewers. Trained in Google’s data-driven PM practices, he excels at rapid, large-scale launches—having led features like video chapters, timed comments, the miniplayer and visual redesigns that still define the product. He pairs deep technical roots (25+ years programming, MSCS, PhD-level engineering training) with operator experience across telecom, finance and startups, and holds patents from multiple companies. Known for translating disruptive technologies into delightful user experiences, he also has a history of founding and scaling practical engineering programs, from consultancy hackathons to platform releases. Based in San Francisco, he thrives on high-leverage product surfaces where small design decisions impact billions of hours of engagement.
18 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Optoelectronics and Optical Information Processing, Master of Science (MSc) Optoelectronics and Optical Information Processing at Queen's University BelfastBachelor of Science (BSc) Physics, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Physics at The University of SalfordUniversity College London
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Github Skills (152)
test-kitchen10
glance10
backbonejs10
rackspace10
sketchup10
plug10
fog10
keystone10
mruby10
rubygems9
javascript9
cloud-foundry9
cloud-services9
rollout9
ruby-on-rails9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
rackspace/fog
Jan 2015 - Feb 2016
Contributions:1 PR, 53 pushes, 17 branches in 1 year 1 month
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