Matthew Hemsteger
Director Of Engineering at OpenTable
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Hemsteger is a seasoned engineering leader with 13 years of experience building and operating Node.js microservices and cloud-native architectures. Currently Director of Engineering at OpenTable after progressing through principal and architect roles there, he combines hands-on JavaScript expertise with strategic system design and delivery. His background spans the full technology lifecycle—from support and professional services to sales engineering and development—giving him a rare empathy for cross-functional stakeholders. Known for architecting complex solutions, he focuses on pragmatic, scalable systems that balance developer velocity with operational resilience. Based in San Francisco with a BA in Political Science from Virginia Tech, he brings a problem-solving mindset shaped by both technical depth and broad organizational experience. An interesting facet: he transitioned from SharePoint and enterprise application work into cloud-native engineering, reflecting adaptability across eras of enterprise software.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
BA Political Science, BA Political Science at Virginia Tech
Github Skills (92)
language-server-protocol10
cpp10
javascript10
trinitycore10
azerothcore10
emacs10
swift10
json10
survival10
eslint10
java10
file-explorer10
golang9
react-testing-library9
vue-testing-library9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
matthemsteger/Cataclysm-DDA
May 2019 - May 2022
Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Contributions:26 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years
gamecataclysmset-inpost-apocalypticsurvival
matthemsteger/utils-fn
Jul 2018 - May 2021
A collection of functional utility functions that I use in personal projects, feel free to use
Contributions:17 PRs, 22 pushes, 10 branches in 2 years 10 months
utility-functionsfunctorfunctional-programmingjavascriptpersonal-projects
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