Matthew Traughber is a Senior Platform Engineer with over a decade of experience helping organizations "shift left" to deliver value faster and with higher quality. He has progressed from hands-on test engineering roles to leadership positions in infrastructure quality and platform engineering at companies like Red Hat, Appian, and Drata. Matthew specializes in building reliable, automated infrastructure and quality practices that enable faster, safer shipping across distributed teams. He combines managerial experience with deep technical roots in test automation and platform reliability, often focusing on pragmatic, auditable solutions for compliance-minded environments. Based in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area, he blends enterprise-grade rigor with startup velocity and a penchant for improving engineering velocity through tooling and process. An understated strength is his consistent career arc from desktop and services support into influencing platform strategy—evidence of both technical curiosity and effective cross-functional leadership.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor’s Degree at Rochester Institute of Technology
Associate’s Degree, Associate’s Degree at Monroe Community College
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Matthew Traughber - Manager, Quality Assurance at Drata