# 🚀 Brandon Matthews > Fully full-stack stacked. Location: Redwood City, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/brandonmatthews I am a digital polyglot with eclectic interests and a drive to automate and simplify. I get a thrill from elegant solutions to hard problems. I am a true generalist who strives to synthesize broad experience and deep knowledge. I am motivated by building user experiences that are frictionless and pleasing (or, even better, that you never even notice). ## Work Experience ### Software Development Engineer @ eero Jan 2025 – Present im in ur wifis doin a rust ### Staff Software Engineer @ LinkedIn Jan 2019 – Jan 2025 | Sunnyvale, CA * Implementing the core technologies used by all product teams at LinkedIn in Rust in order to bootstrap language support and adoption across the company. This includes distributed systems/microservices frameworks, PKI authn/authz libraries, configuration management, build systems, and more! * Collaborating with and serving as an extension to existing development teams to speed development in Rust. As an expert consultant, I help guide teams to make them effective in Rust. * Invented and implemented a soft real-time control system written in Go and Python to experimentally validate cluster node performance at scale for any stateless load-balanced service. LinkedIn now collects peak performance data in real-time in production. * Led a highly-effective team to operate and deliver capacity and performance measurements in production while minimizing risk to site stability. As team lead, I set the culture and process and freed my team to do amazing work. ### Firmware Engineer @ Zipcar Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Mateo, CA * Maintain and improve C and C++ firmware in the deployed fleet of PIC and ARM Cortex-M in-house embedded telematics devices. Migrate the devices to the next-generation platform rolling out across the globe without compromising user experience. * Maintain a Java data ingestion and processing platform to collect and publish the telematics data that drives the business. * Design and implement the next generation of GPS-equipped, BLE, and LTE-connected devices using C and Rust with a top-line goal of improving power efficiency. * Design and implement the next generation of low-power HCI RFID readers. * Collaborate with product, vehicle fleet support, member services, and core server teams to make a product our customers love. ### Sr. Software Engineer @ Microsoft Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area * Maintain the uptime, stability, and responsiveness of Outlook Mobile's infrastructure built on Microsoft Azure and legacy Amazon AWS cloud services, serving millions of active users and growing daily * Develop and maintain internal tooling used by the entire team to automate infrastructure management, promote and support internal adoption of cloud service offerings by developers, and provide actionable visibility into system state at all levels * Support junior engineers in adopting good engineering practices and learning new technologies deeply, with a particular focus on efficiency and resiliency * Tirelessly assess and improve security at all levels, with an emphasis on assessment of systems using cryptography and implementing defense-in-depth design ### Systems Engineer @ Lucid Design Group Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Oakland, CA • Re-architect an inflexible infrastructure to scale with a fast-growing startup • Adopt modern tools and practices such as configuration management, containerization, and zero-touch deployment, while contributing to OSS community • Respond to customer infosec inquiries, advise on regulatory/compliance issues, and proactively improve operational security • Design and implement security-sensitive products ### Lead Systems Administrator @ eBay Advertising Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Brisbane, CA • Provided development support, systems insight, and technical inspiration to fellow administrators, software engineers, QA staff, and build/release teams in order to improve adherence to standards, promote good practice, and reduce surprises • Served as initial point-of-contact for security escalations and inquiries • Developed, implemented, and customized configuration management capabilities in support of new and legacy applications • Worked closely in a spOveD (reversed to cut down on recruiter keyword spam) model with software engineers to implement fault-tolerant, resilient, and high-performance application infrastructure in an Agile development cycle ### Cross-Functional Project Manager, Governance Risk and Controls @ Cisco Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | San Jose, CA • Directed team members and guest auditors in support of successful and efficient execution of investigative audit aims • Defined, planned and executed controls-based internal audits at the direction of Cisco upper management • Communicated audit results to upper management on a regular and highly-visible basis • Performed targeted security assessment, including vulnerability testing ### Senior Associate, Information Protection @ KPMG Jan 2007 – Jan 2010 | Atlanta, GA • Performed highly technical security assessments, including network and system vulnerability testing and demonstration. • Served as a technical and project lead in directing team members across the world in support of successful and efficient delivery of technical- and business-risk advisory engagements • Participated in standards-based assessment and policy alignment initiatives such as PCI DSS, Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 documentation preparation, SAS70 Type-II attestations, and other special-purpose technical attestations ### Professional Services Consultant @ RPF Consulting Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 | Woodstock, GA • Provided on-site services for Witness Systems (now Verint) products, using Windows, MSSQL/ Oracle 9i, and various analog and VOIP telephony stacks ### Software Engineer @ Syntech Systems - FUELMASTER Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 | Tallahassee, FL • Developed desktop applications, using Microsoft Visual C++ and SQL, to interface with embedded Linux field devices ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/thenewwazoo --- Source: https://flows.cv/brandonmatthews JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/brandonmatthews/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11