Summary
Max Matthews is an entrepreneurial full stack engineer with 11 years of experience building and scaling JavaScript-first products across startups, enterprise, and government. He combines hands-on delivery—rapid MVPs, prototypes, and production-grade systems—with technical leadership as a former CTO who built engineering teams and hiring/career paths from scratch. Max has practical experience integrating LLMs and RAG pipelines to power context-aware conversational agents and led development of a remote patient monitoring solution for the Veterans Administration. Comfortable wearing multiple hats, he excels in lean, fast-moving environments and in translating business needs into technical roadmaps. He also brings a strong teaching and mentorship background from running bootcamp curriculum and leading student programs, which influences his focus on culture and developer growth. Based in Syracuse, NY, Max blends product-minded engineering with measurable impact across web, mobile, and AI-enabled systems.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Information Management and Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS) Information Management and Technology at Syracuse University
Part Time Student Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology, Part Time Student Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at Atlantic Cape Community College
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Ocean City High School