Matthew Thyng
Senior Software Engineer at KAYAK
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatthew Thyng is a Senior Software Engineer at KAYAK with 11 years of engineering experience and a B.S. in Software Engineering from RIT (Cum Laude). He progressed from data engineering intern to senior engineer at KAYAK, blending backend systems work with data-focused engineering across travel tech. Based in Boston, he brings practical experience in vulnerability research and defense-industry internships, giving him a strong grounding in secure, reliable software development. Known for steady internal progression and a methodical approach, he excels at turning data and infrastructure needs into production-ready services. Outside work, his early hands-on roles—from maintenance to camp counselor—hint at a pragmatic, team-oriented mindset and adaptability.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Software Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of TechnologyHigh School, High School at Hollis Brookline High School
Github Skills (13)
openvas10
vulnerabilities10
cve10
vulnerability10
security10
vulnerability-detection9
vulnerability-management9
sounds4
logic2
mds2
notification2
pam1
react1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
VulnerabilityHistoryProject/struts-vulnerabilities
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
Curated vulnerability data for vulnerabilityhistory.org
Contributions:46 commits, 1 PR, 44 pushes in 1 month
vulnerability-managementsecuritycvevulnerability-detectionvulnerability
FRCTeam1073-TheForceTeam/dashboard15
Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:13 pushes in 12 days
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