Matthew Phinney
Chief Technology Officer at Northspyre
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolMatthew Phinney is a seasoned technology leader and current CTO based in San Francisco with 11 years of experience taking products from 0-to-1 and scaling architecture for growth. He progressed through engineering roles at Ripple into chief architect and now CTO at Northspyre, blending hands-on systems design with product-driven leadership. Trained in rigorous mathematics at Cambridge and Oxford, he brings strong analytical depth to distributed systems and backend architecture decisions. Known for navigating ambiguous technical problems, he pairs pragmatic execution with a research-oriented mindset that surfaces elegant, maintainable solutions. Unusually for an executive, he maintains deep individual contributor instincts from his years as a staff engineer, enabling him to bridge strategy and implementation effectively.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, Master of Science (MSc) Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing at University of OxfordMaster's degree Pure Mathematics, Master's degree Pure Mathematics at University of CambridgeBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Mathematics Music, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Mathematics Music at Trinity College-Hartford
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Github Skills (63)
payment10
limiting9
ripple9
crypto9
blockchain9
xrp9
api9
nodejs9
rfc9
cryptocurrency9
protocols8
ledger8
browser8
typescript8
cryptocurrencies8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
MatthewPhinney/five-bells-shared
Jan 2016 - Aug 2016
Contributions:72 pushes, 20 branches, 2 comments in 6 months
elementsfive
MatthewPhinney/five-bells-notary
Jan 2016 - Aug 2016
Contributions:88 pushes, 14 branches in 6 months
cryptographiccryptographyencryptionnotary
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