# Matthew Cotton

> Full-stack engineer, systems architect, MS in cybersecurity, Python fanatic.

Location: Greater Boston, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/matthewcotton

Full-stack software engineer and systems architect with considerable experience using Python, Javascript, and AWS.  Focused on cybersecurity.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Klaviyo
Jan 2024 – Present | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Numerated
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Regularly introduced design patterns and tooling to improve developer efficiency,
code safety, system robustness, improved logging, and more secure SDLC
• Planned and led multiple sprints, guiding engineers and reporting to directors
• Designed and implemented Cognito-based federated SSO architecture
which resisted a gray-box penetration test and met SOC/PCI compliance
• Onboarded multi-trillion bank Citibank into the company’s SSO ecosystem

### Software Engineer II - Full Stack @ Numerated
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Software Engineer @ Sym
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Software Engineer @ RA Capital Management, L.P.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Boston, Massachusetts
• Built a custom data visualization tool collaboratively with users
• Integrated frameworks like Spring and AngularJS into full-stack projects
• Managed numerous Amazon Web Services instances, roles, and rules
• Iterated on project and database architectures, within and between teams

### Software Developer Co-op @ HubSpot
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Deployed robust Python services to Google App Engine
- Interacted with OpsGenie and Amazon Web Services via Java frameworks
- Used frameworks like Guice and Flask, and NoSQL database Vault
- Developed bots and tools with user-friendly Slack integrations

### Python Developer Co-op @ ADTRAN
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Burlington, MA
- Automated a manual build system with Python and Bash, interacting with Jenkins
- Controlled the build process across multiple Ubuntu machines
- Implemented robust logging and reporting utilities

### Web Developer @ Andover Corporation
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Salem, NH
- Inherited and extended a Django- and PostgreSQL-based website

### Unity Developer @ Conduit Projects
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### Programmer @ Siteline Technologies
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Salem, NH
- Python/Django web development


## Education
### Master's degree in Cybersecurity
Northeastern University

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Magna Cum Laude, Computer Science and Cyber Operations
Northeastern University

### Windham High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matthewcotton1
- Portfolio: http://mattccs.wordpress.com/
- GitHub: https://github.com/MattCCS/

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Last updated: 2026-03-31