Matthew Lawford is a full-stack web developer and Flatiron School instructor based in Santa Monica with eight years of experience building engaging, creative applications using Ruby on Rails and modern JavaScript. He turned a curiosity-driven self-learning habit into a career, then deepened his craft by both studying and teaching immersive web development bootcamps. As an instructor at WeWork’s Flatiron School program since 2018, he bridges hands-on coding practice with pedagogy, helping students turn ideas into production-ready projects. His background in political science and early internships on Capitol Hill and in finance lend him a knack for clear communication and translating complex requirements into user-focused features. Constantly exploring new languages and frameworks, he balances pragmatic full-stack delivery with a designer’s attention to user experience. Colleagues describe him as a motivated mentor who enjoys turning curiosity into shareable digital experiences.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor’s Degree, Political Science and Government, Bachelor’s Degree, Political Science and Government at University of Michigan
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