Summary
Matthew Ferguson is a founder and CEO with 11 years of engineering and product leadership experience, currently leading Resto Guru out of the United Arab Emirates. He combines a strong mobile and web engineering background鈥攆rom low-level C++ systems at Cisco to Android and React front-ends鈥攚ith hands-on product instincts developed through multiple startups and Y Combinator Founder School. Known for shipping end-to-end solutions, he has led architecture, project management, and client-facing delivery across teams and stacks, and has built production-grade Android apps and REST backends. His early work included integrating large third-party codebases and real-time audio interoperability, evidence of his ability to tame complex legacy systems. Matthew blends software craftsmanship (design patterns, TDD, OOD) with entrepreneurial grit, often stepping between code, product strategy, and operations. Based in the UAE, he brings a practical, delivery-focused approach to scaling consumer-facing platforms.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Founder School, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, Founder School, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management at Y Combinator
BS, Computer Engineering, BS, Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign