Matthew Peterkort
Research Software Engineer at Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Peterkort is a Research Software Engineer based in the Portland, Oregon area with eight years of hands-on experience building web and research tools using Go, React, and Python. At Oregon Health & Science University he focuses on open-source-first solutions that bridge research workflows and production-quality software. His background in computer science from Oregon State University underpins a pragmatic approach to full-stack development, from performant back-end services to responsive front ends. Prior roles, including community-focused positions like lifeguard, have honed his teamwork, responsibility, and service-oriented mindset. Matthew favors transparent, collaborative code practices and contributes primarily to open-source projects, making his work accessible for reuse and audit in research settings. He combines academic rigor with practical engineering to turn complex research problems into reproducible software.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at Oregon State University
Github Skills (45)
git10
github10
badger10
aws-batch10
slurm9
gridengine9
drs9
docker9
google-cloud9
mongodb9
genomics8
biomedical8
api8
graphdb8
graph8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
calypr/calypr-cli
Jul 2025 - Jun 2026
Calypr Command Line Interface
Contributions:7 reviews, 6 PRs, 50 pushes in 11 months
command-line-interface
bmeg/grip-graphql
Apr 2024 - Mar 2026
A collection of go plugins used for connecting a Grip server to the Gen3 software stack
Contributions:1 review, 21 PRs, 103 pushes in 2 years
go-plugin
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