Summary
Matthew Willis is a seasoned engineering leader with 19 years building and operating enterprise-grade production systems, currently serving as Vice President of Engineering at Stillfront. He combines deep infrastructure and security expertise—having held VP, CISO, and Head of Group Information Security roles—with hands-on experience architecting Kubernetes platforms, managing tens of thousands of cloud servers, and building seven data centers. His career spans browser development, game platform engineering, and transforming startup infrastructure into enterprise-quality operations, reflecting a rare blend of software, ops, and security leadership. Based in Ithaca, he brings practical operational rigor informed by early roots in systems administration and an unusual personal knack for aviation and high-commitment hobbies that mirror his tolerance for complexity and risk.
19 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
BA Technical Theatre, BA Technical Theatre at State University of New York at Oswego
English, French