# Matthew Sigler > Full Stack Software Engineer | Javascript | React | Node.js | MongoDB | SQL Location: Dublin, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/matthewsigler Welcome, my name is Matthew and I am an English Educator turned Software Engineer. You might wonder how these two things coincide, but I have always been fascinated with crafting narratives to shape the reader's experience - not unlike a user on a website. I recently completed Hack Reactor's Software Engineering Immersive, where I spent over 1000 hours coding. During this time, I gained expertise in Full-Stack development with Javascript, React, Express, and more. The program's AGILE environment, where I discovered many similarities between narratives and the user experience. I believe that Software Engineering offers a unique opportunity to shape the way people interact with technology and the world around them. Pablo Picasso once wrote, 'Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.' I want to go beyond just providing answers, I want to create software that leaves a lasting impression. Interested in my background and want to set up a time to chat? DM me here on LinkedIn. Skills: JavaScript, React, Node, Express, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Heroku, Docker, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS, JSON, Mocha, and Chai ## Work Experience ### Lead Software Engineer in Residence @ Galvanize Inc Jan 2023 – Present ● Optimized Student Summary Evaluation Tracker using Google Apps Script and JavaScript, allowing automated input and saving Program Operations team two hours/week of manual input. ● Facilitated virtual discussions, office hours, and workshops for class of 50+ software engineering students that focused on recursion, asynchronous code, as well as full-stack development utilizing React, Express, and MongoDb or MySQL. ● Utilized whiteboard brainstorming and debugging techniques to efficiently troubleshoot issues and provide solutions for junior engineers with a 95% resolution rate without escalation. ### Software Engineer @ Crochets by Dee Jan 2023 – Present ● Implemented client-side routing using Next.js to enable smooth navigation between different website sections. ● Utilized TypeScript for static type checking, improving code reliability and developer productivity. ● Collaborated with stakeholder to design and translate the design into an interactive and visually appealing webpage. ### Frontend Engineer @ Questify AI Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Berkeley, California, United States ● Crafted intuitive user interface (UI) design with the help of Tailwind CSS, leveraging its utility-first approach to quickly create responsive layouts and visually appealing components. ● Harnessed the capabilities of Midjourney AI to generate captivating and visually striking art images, strategically integrating them throughout the program to enrich the user experience and create an immersive environment. ● Improved the user experience by implementing mobile-friendly UI and responsive web design principles. ### Mobile Engineer @ Vegetation Station Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 Vegetation Station is a mobile plant trading app that allows plant lovers to post their unwanted plants and make trades for other users' plants. • Collaborated with a team of seven engineers to design and build a full-stack web application with React-native, express.js, and Firebase, with the added challenge of a one-week time constraint • Implemented the Plant Detail Page using React-Native to dynamically render each post’s information based on user-inputted data. • Created a live map view utilizing Reat-Native-Maps, allowing the user to see a radius of the poster’s location. ### Full Stack Engineer @ Atelier Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 ● Implemented dynamic Questions & Answers feature for diverse product display using reusable React components. ● Improved response time from 24 ms to 3 ms by deploying five EC2 micro instances behind NGINX load balancer. ● Implemented caching through NGINX, which increased RPS from 1,000 to 10,000 clients with a 0.2% error rate. ● Utilized CSV-Parser to upload CSV files into PostgreSQL, allowing simpler queries which resulted in faster read/write times. ### Program Director @ Boy Scouts of America Jan 2010 – Jan 2022 | Blairstown, New Jersey ● Overhauled existing SOP’s to modernize procedures and improve overall efficiency, resulting in increased interest and traffic to the department by 40%. ● Conducted camp operations analysis, evaluating staff performance, identifying program improvements, and policy changes, leading to a 98% staff retention rate. ### High School AP English Teacher @ Summit Public Schools (Public Charter Network) Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Sunnyvale, California, United States ● Directed six project-based learning projects to prepare students for the AP Literature Exam, resulting in 73% of students who took the exam scoring a 4 or higher. ● Employed data-driven methods to analyze student proficiency levels and customized targeted instructional supports, resulting in a notable increase in reading proficiency by 2 grade levels. ### English Teacher @ Hillside Board Of Education Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Hillside, NJ • Developed lesson plans and materials for classroom instruction to meet the educational goals of individual students, scaffolded the material as necessary, and used a variety of teaching methods such as discussions, hands-on activities, demonstrations, and PBL’s to provide an appropriately challenging educational experience. • Analyzed and supported student needs using RTI methods for at-risk students, by adapting teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students’ varying needs and interests. • Administered CBM probes to continually track student’s growth as they progressed through the year. Then based on the data, applied proper interventions to increase their rate of improvement. ### Clinical Teacher Intern @ Walter O. Krumbiegel Middle Schoo Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Hillside, New Jersey • Utilize creative skills to design and implement a Project-Based Learning segment focused on The Outsiders. • Interpreted results of Achieve data to determine what the Lexile level of varying students • Provided full supervision and instruction in the classroom for four weeks • Collaborated with other Teachers to determine the most effective interventions for each student • Assisted modifying curriculum for 7th Grade Special Education English Language Arts classes • Attended several IEP meetings with Cooperating Teacher and assisted with the implementation of IEP’s ### Senior Technician @ Sacred Heart University Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Audio Visual and Academic Computing • Solved various technological problems on-site in the classroom, auditoriums, and other sites on campus for professors and various personnel • Troubleshot with university members on a variety of issues including network, software, hardware, and general technology-related problems • Accurately documented each specific case with description of the problem, steps taken, and the resolution. ### Level One Technician @ Sacred Heart University Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | The Factory • Guided staff and students through client-side troubleshooting to solve software and hardware issues, commonly related to basic computer • Developed customer service skills through answering phones and in-person meetings daily • Maintained ticketing system to track all relevant cases and respond in a timely manner • Researched incident solutions to find the most efficient way to resolve the issue ## Education ### Advanced Software Engineering Immersive in Software Engineering Hack Reactor ### Master of Arts - MA in Special Education and Teaching Montclair State University ### Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature Sacred Heart University ### Minor in Computer Science Sacred Heart University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matthew-sigler --- Source: https://flows.cv/matthewsigler JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/matthewsigler/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11