Summary
Matthew Hansen is a Technical Delivery Manager in Melbourne with 11 years of experience systematising the "soft" engineering practices—code reviews, onboarding, and incident processes—into repeatable delivery patterns. He has evolved from freelance developer and founder of a small consultancy into a senior architect and delivery lead at Halaxy, shaping architecture and operational discipline across the organisation. Comfortable across the stack with long experience in PHP frameworks, Linux VPS administration and performance tuning, he connects hands-on technical work with people-focused process improvements. Matthew is known for turning ad-hoc team rituals into measurable practices that reduce risk and ramp up productivity. He also brings an entrepreneurial perspective from running Solutions Development and consulting roles, which informs pragmatic trade-offs between craft and delivery. Based in Melbourne, he blends technical depth with a knack for coaching engineers into scalable, sustainable workflows.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of Information Technology (Software Development), Diploma of Information Technology (Software Development) at Computer Power (Spherion)
Certificate in Web Design & Writing, Certificate in Web Design & Writing at Open Polytechnic
Diploma of Web Development, Diploma of Web Development at Natcoll Design Technology