Matthew Epps
Lead Frontend Engineer at Hyperbolic
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolMatthew Epps is a Lead Frontend Engineer with 11 years of experience building polished, user-focused web interfaces from startups to enterprise teams in Los Angeles. He has driven front-end delivery at companies including ConsenSys and Honey and now leads frontend work at Hyperbolic, blending product sensibility with hands-on engineering. His open-source contributions include meaningful UI and UX work on the widely used MetaMask browser extension—improving the Swaps feature and gas/allowance flows—which reflects a strong grasp of crypto UX and client-side integrations. With a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago, he brings analytical rigor to product decisions and a track record of shipping customer-facing features that simplify complex systems.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Economics, BA, Economics at University of Chicago
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Github Skills (23)
javascript10
browser-extension10
extension-functions10
chrome-extension10
extension-methods10
ethereum10
opera-extension10
webextension10
c-extension10
react10
apim9
daap9
ui-design9
api9
web3js8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
MetaMask/metamask-extension
Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
:globe_with_meridians: :electric_plug: The MetaMask browser extension enables browsing Ethereum blockchain enabled websites
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:24 reviews, 80 commits, 7 PRs in 11 months
Contributions summary:Matthew primarily contributed to the MetaMask browser extension, focusing on the UI and user experience of the Swaps feature. Their commits added client-side headers for API calls, integrated client ID into GasFeeController, addressed allowance issues, and refactored code to send swaps requests to API2. They also worked on UI components, including a portfolio site and improved token display.
dapp-developersethereumweb3bravemetamask
meppsilon/metamask-extension
Jul 2021 - Sep 2022
:globe_with_meridians: :electric_plug: The MetaMask browser extension enables browsing Ethereum blockchain enabled websites
Contributions:117 pushes, 26 branches in 1 year 2 months
globebrowserethereumblockchainweb3
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