# Matthew Scott Shelbourn > Senior Software Engineer, Health Tech Location: Celina, Texas, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/matthewscottshelbourn I am a software engineer. I could say a bunch of stuff at this point about how passionate I am about technology and how I thrive on challenges, but I won't (even though those are both true). Instead, what I will tell you is that I am different and have an alternative story to tell... The road that brought me to being a software engineer professionally was a winding one, but that's not the road that matters. The road that matters is the one that led me to being a nerd for technology long before I got paid to do it. Back when I would disassemble anything electronic in my room just to pass the time when I was supposed to be studying for my high school comps (quarter finals at Whitney). The point that I am trying to convey with this is that it doesn't matter what I know now, because even if I am not experienced with a technology then I can be within a short amount of time. I love this stuff. Most of my professional experience is in the front-end working with JavaScript and its associated libraries and frameworks. However, if you look at my certifications and Github you can see that I also enjoy working with back-end, cloud, and ML architectures. Currently, the technologies I work with on a regular basis include: TypeScript, React, Python, PHP, MySQL, DynamoDB, Snowflake, Jest, Swagger, Amplitude, various AWS services, and a bunch of other ones that I'm not remembering right now. =) Technologies that I'm actively learning: Rust, Svelte, PDO ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Elation Health Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States Generative AI Integration: Architected and integrated LLMs (Claude, OpenAI, Gemini) into production frontend workflows, automating complex administrative tasks and reducing manual data entry for specialized domains. Legacy Modernization: Leading the end-to-end migration of a high-stakes monolithic codebase from Vanilla JS/jQuery to a modern, type-safe React & TypeScript architecture. System Architecture: Delivers features across diverse environments, from high-performance microservices to large-scale monoliths, utilizing both Functional and Object-Oriented programming paradigms. Automating Complex Logic: Engineered automated solutions for intricate business processes, including real-time verification systems and multi-step data validation cycles. Testing Infrastructure: Implemented comprehensive frontend testing frameworks using Jest, significantly increasing coverage and reliability in regulated, mission-critical environments. Data-Driven Development: Integrated full-stack analytics tracking (Amplitude SDK/API v2.0) to drive product decisions and monitor feature performance. Technical Mentorship: Actively onboards and cross-trains backend-focused engineers on frontend best practices, type-safety patterns, and modern state management. Clean Code Advocate: Committed to the "campground rule"—leaving every file better than I found it through proactive refactoring, thorough documentation, and increased test coverage. AI-Enhanced Efficiency: I leverage a high-speed, AI-powered development workflow (utilizing tools like Cursor and nvim) to build, test, and deploy features with maximum productivity. Regulated Domain Experience: Deep experience building for the healthcare sector, ensuring all features are reliable, testable, and compliant with the sensitive nature of financial and medical transactions. ### Software Engineer @ Elation Health Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Intermediate JavaScript Developer @ TalentNet Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada Engineering Governance: Authored and enforced comprehensive frontend coding standards and best practices, ensuring high maintainability and consistent architectural patterns across the organization. Workflow Optimization & DX: Maximized development velocity by implementing mock API strategies (Mockoon) and AI-assisted workflows, effectively unblocking the frontend from backend dependencies and accelerating feature delivery. Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Leads the code review process and provides high-level mentorship to junior engineers, focusing on architectural integrity, readable code, and modern TypeScript/React patterns. Stakeholder & Product Strategy: Collaborates directly with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications, ensuring that features are architected for both performance and scalability from day one. Full-Lifecycle Ownership: Manages the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC)—from planning and coding to testing, troubleshooting, and multi-environment deployments. Performance Engineering: Drives continuous improvement by identifying and refactoring legacy bottlenecks, optimizing application performance, and ensuring robust cross-browser and environment compatibility. ### Front-End Developer @ TVL Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA Full-Stack Application Architecture: Designed and implemented responsive, mobile-first web applications using React, Redux, and Node.js, specifically engineered to handle high-volume product orders and complex OAuth authentication flows. Infrastructure & Cloud Management: Orchestrated and maintained AWS cloud infrastructure for application hosting and secure data storage, ensuring high availability and scalability for client-facing platforms. E-commerce & Compliance Expert: Spearheaded the development of multiple e-commerce websites, maintaining rigorous annual PCI DSS compliance and integrating secure 3rd-party merchant processing APIs. Legacy Systems Modernization: Successfully refactored and modernized legacy web applications, migrating outdated codebases to modern React and ES6+ standards to improve performance and maintainability. Security & Penetration Testing: Proactively secured internal databases and public-facing websites by performing periodic penetration testing and vulnerability assessments to mitigate risk. API & Government Integration: Developed custom integrations with multiple national and state government APIs to ensure strict regulatory compliance for in-house platforms. Engineering Process Lead: Established the internal version control and peer-review culture by implementing Git-based workflows, significantly improving code quality and team collaboration. Full-Spectrum Asset Creation: Leverages professional graphic design and photography skills (Adobe Creative Suite) to generate high-quality web assets, bridging the gap between design vision and technical implementation. ### Full Stack Developer @ BirthdayBlast Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Pasadena, CA | Philadelphia, PA BirthdayBlast is a responsive, mobile-first web app designed to provide users with a convenient and fun way to stay in contact with their family, friends, and colleagues. Specifically, BirthdayBlast is a web portal that pushes user-customizable SMS notifications reminders of a family member, friend, or colleague's birthday. BirthdayBlast provides users with the ability to never again miss someone's special day! Responsibilities: • Build out Node.js server using REST architecture • Design and integrate MySQL database • Connect to AWS for cloud-based API integration • Build out client-side UI with React using JavaScript ES9 • Integrate with Twilio API for SMS delivery • Debugging throughout the development process • Write code for user validation, verification, and app security according to W3C standards • Utilize Trello for project management • Utilize VSCode for the development environment (PC and Mac) • Utilize LiveShare extension for VSCode and Slack for realtime project collaboration • Utilize Git, Github, and GitFlow for version control ### Front-End Developer @ Oakshire Trading Co., LLC Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Santa Ana, CA Oakshire Trading Company is a firm based in Southern California specializing in sales, distribution, brand management, marketing and administration. Our experienced team of professionals develops, implements, and manages strategies that are tailored to exceed the needs and goals of our clients. The executive board of Oakshire Trading have successfully built several companies in the electronic cigarette industry from the ground up to evolve into multimillion dollar brands. This level of knowledge and skill translates into an excellent opportunity for our clients to realize the same success and reach their fullest potential. My responsibilities include: Marketing campaign development and implementation; Social media campaign development and implementation; Digital media (videography/photography) concept development and implementation; Email marketing campaign development, implementation, and design; Special event coverage; Copywriting (articles, social media posts, email content, press releases, etc.); Sales promotions development and implementation; Graphic design; Various other responsibilities as they pertain to marketing, sales, and media. • Wirefromed, built-out, implemented, and maintained 2 client-facing websites using Javascript ES5, HTML4, CSS3, and Bootstrap 3 • Designed and implemented 1 custom web app for clients to place wholesale orders • Integrated wholesale web app with SalesForce for data management efficiency and transparency • Managed a team of 6 professionals -- consisting of 1 web developer, 2 videographers, 1 copywriter, and 2 photographers • Performed routine market analysis and implemented strategies that increased the company’s gross sales from mid 5-digits to upper 6-digits in less than 3 months • Managed social media for 2 brands across 4 platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Google+, LinkedIn) • Developed and supervised the implementation of marketing strategies that included: article/blog writing, social media advertising campaigns, etc ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Western Governors University Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 ### Mathematics and Computer Science Pasadena City College Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 ### Computer Software Engineering Free Code Camp Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 ### Practical Nursing in Vocational Nursing Concorde Career College-Garden Grove Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 ### Accounting University of Southern California Jan 2002 – Jan 2005 ### Accounting Cypress College Jan 2001 – Jan 2001 ### Business Administration and Management in General California State University, Long Beach Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 ### Diploma Whitney High School Jan 1993 – Jan 1999 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mattshelbourn - GitHub: https://github.com/shelbourn --- Source: https://flows.cv/matthewscottshelbourn JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/matthewscottshelbourn/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23