Summary
Matthew Taylor is a Full Stack Developer with a decade of hands-on experience building web, desktop, and mobile applications, currently contributing at STQRY. He combines strong React and offline-first application experience—having helped ship a kiosk product as a React Engineer Intern—with a keen eye for UX that elevates usability in production apps. Based in Auckland, he is completing a BE(Hons) in Computer Systems Engineering at the University of Auckland while transitioning from intern to full-time engineering work. Beyond engineering, Matthew leads as a director of Youth Without Borders in New Zealand, applying product-minded thinking to youth-focused nonprofit programs. He’s passionate about practical, user-centered solutions and seeks internships and roles that let him further sharpen both front-end polish and full-stack systems skills. An understated strength is his experience coordinating STEM access programs, which informs his empathetic approach to building inclusive technology.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Computer Systems Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Computer Systems Engineering at The University of Auckland