Summary
Matthew Esqueda is a pragmatic Full Stack Engineer II with 8 years of experience building and leading delivery of web applications across enterprise environments, currently developing Java-based solutions at Republic Services. He previously served as a technical lead at General Motors, shepherding teams through Agile development, CI/CD, and cloud migrations from Pivotal Cloud Foundry to Kubernetes while adopting Quarkus, Kafka, and modern front-end stacks like Angular. Known for calm performance in chaotic situations, he pairs strong organizational skills with clear stakeholder communication and hands-on mentoring of new hires. His background in claims, safety, and risk roles gives him a practical, data-oriented perspective on reliability and process improvement that complements his technical breadth. Pursuing a CS degree at Oregon State University, he blends formal study with production experience and a demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at Oregon State University
Cal Poly Pomona