Summary
Matthew Gagnon is a Senior Backend Engineer with 11 years of professional experience and decades more of hands-on development, specializing in PHP/MySQL while also leveraging Go, Python, and PostgreSQL to build scalable, maintainable APIs and applications. He has led engineering efforts from individual contributor roles to director-level responsibilities, modernizing legacy systems with thousands of automated tests, strict code standards, and regular code reviews to improve reliability at scale. Matthew’s background spans high-volume SaaS, conversational AI messaging, eCommerce, and fintech integrations, and he routinely pairs pragmatic engineering with clear documentation and architecture diagrams. An automated-testing advocate and mentor, he consistently drives teams toward more robust workflows while still shipping features. Outside engineering he’s a singer-songwriter and epic fantasy novelist, a creative dimension that complements his attention to detail and clear communication.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Programming, Computer Programming, Computer Programming, Computer Programming at Mid-State College
Liberal Studies, Computer Programming Minor, Liberal Studies, Computer Programming Minor at University of Maine
Bachelor of English, English, Bachelor of English, English at University of Southern Maine