Matthew Lawrence
VP Of Software Engineering at WP Engine
California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Lawrence is a seasoned software engineering leader with eight years of progressive technical and managerial experience, now serving as VP of Software Engineering at WP Engine. He built his career scaling hosting and application platforms through roles from operations and support to director-level engineering, blending deep operational instincts with product-focused delivery. Based in California but with leadership rooted in Charleston and Dallas teams, he excels at unifying cross-domain engineering organizations to improve reliability and developer velocity. Matthew’s background includes UNIX administration and economics, an unusual mix that informs pragmatic decision-making around cost, performance, and team structure. Outside corporate roles he dabbles in game development on GitHub, reflecting a hands-on engineering curiosity that complements his executive responsibilities. Colleagues describe him as a systems thinker who moves fluidly between strategy, people leadership, and technical execution.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor Economics, Bachelor Economics at The University of Texas at DallasUNIX Admin Certificate UNIX, UNIX Admin Certificate UNIX at Dallas College
Github Skills (6)
defense6
unity3d6
game-development5
tower5
mmo4
google-docs2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mattlawr/mattlawr.github.io
Feb 2018 - Jun 2023
Contributions:79 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 5 months
mattlawr/enchain
Mar 2018 - Dec 2022
project site
Contributions:10 PRs, 27 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 9 months
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