Summary
Matthew Koken is a senior software engineer with 13 years of experience building secure, scalable platforms and data pipelines from startup to enterprise scale. Currently leading Authentication, Authorization & Auditing efforts at EquipmentShare, he combines deep hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, AWS microservices, and CI/CD with a strong security focus earned while leading security initiatives that passed penetration testing. His background includes architecting real-time ingest and low-latency caching systems, developing learner-facing data science workspaces at Udemy, and inventing patented dashboard tooling at conDati to speed analytics delivery. Comfortable as a first hire or platform director, he routinely automates repetitive ops to near-zero manual effort and runs on-call rotations to keep services highly available. Based in San Jose, he blends full-stack craftsmanship with pragmatic platform leadership and a knack for turning data infrastructure ideas into production reality.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bellarmine College Preparatory
Computer Science, Computer Science at San José State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science and Engineering at Santa Clara University
English