# Matthew Howard

> Senior Software Engineer at Cohere Health

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/matthewhoward

DevOps

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Cohere Health
Jan 2026 – Present

### DevOps Engineer @ Cohere Health
Jan 2022 – Present
Senior DevOps Engineer on the AI Platform team, owning cloud infrastructure and platform foundations for production AI workloads

Building and operating a LiteLLM-based AI Gateway to enable secure, scalable, and cost-aware access to LLMs

Implementing model observability and evaluation pipelines with Arize to support reliable AI experimentation and production monitoring

Developing shared AI tooling and infrastructure for machine learning, data science, and application teams

Led DevOps practices across insurance web services, improving reliability and streamlining user pre-authorization workflows

Orchestrated containerized Python and Java applications using Docker in AWS environments to enable scalable, repeatable deployments

Deployed and operated the ELK stack on AWS EC2 using Terraform, with a focus on performance, security, and cost optimization

Implemented AWS PrivateLink for Kibana watchers to enable secure self-service monitoring and improved operational autonomy

Executed IAM audits and automated access management using Terraform, implementing granular AWS IAM roles and policies

Designed and managed network infrastructure including VPCs, security groups, and security audits to improve security posture and scalability

Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to improve developer velocity and delivery consistency

Drove infrastructure reviews and optimizations that reduced AWS costs by approximately $40k annually

### Software Engineer II @ Cohere Health
Jan 2021 – Present

### Software Engineer @ Cohere Health
Jan 2021 – Present

### Software Developer @ RT Specialty
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Buffalo, New York, United States
Full-stack engineer, specializing in front-end, API, and database development for an insurance binding website.
Implemented features for the purchasing of high yield insurance add-on products.
         ○  Modified website to include new entry form for end user using Symphony, XSLT, CSS, PHP, and Javascript.
         ○  Took data entered via Javascript and loaded into local Mongo.
         ○  Transformed and sent data to back end SQL database.
         ○  Auto filled PDFs with data entered on web site.
         ○  Sent request through API for specific insurance company to ensure proper coverage bound.
         ○  Added endpoint to API for incoming quote requests.

Utilize Agile Scrum with two week sprints with approximately 13 other developers. 
Develop automated Selenium unit tests leveraging Python and MongoDB to adhere to our TDD process.
Debug and develop software-as-a-service Java modules for insurance binding process. 
Debug and treat legacy website framework written in standalone PHP and JavaScript.
Explore new ways to improve and automate the development / deployment cycle.

### Software Developer @ nVisium
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Brooklyn, NY
Used Java to develop back end classroom learning application in cyber security.
Processed 200+ tickets for bugs and additional functionality
Deployed Security Onion and Snort IDS scanner where there was previously no IDS.
Maintain and monitor critical applications by improving upon dashboard.
Helped develop more e􀁾cient process for generating and treating bug tickets

### Intern @ New York City Metro Transit Authority
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | New York, NY
Processed bug tickets usually Javascript or Python related.
Processed approximately 15 system administrator tickets per week additionally.
Con􀂁gured and manage critical NOC monitoring servers in remote locations around the City of NewYork.

### Intern @ New York City Board of Education
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | New York, NY
• Deployed new widget written in PHP to NOC dashboard to help team members quickly asses network health
• Automated process of video storage server maintenance using C++


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University at Buffalo

### University of Kent


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matthew-howard-85885668

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Last updated: 2026-04-13