# Matthew Trost

> Senior Systems Software Engineer at NVIDIA

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/matthewtrost

## Work Experience
### Senior Systems Software Engineer @ NVIDIA
Jan 2025 – Present

### Systems Software Engineer @ NVIDIA
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025

### Teaching Assistant, Multiple Classes @ Stanford University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022
Advised students during office hours and on online Q&A platforms, taught discussion sections and labs, tested labs and assignments before their release, graded assignments and exams, developed and supported technical class infrastructure, and worked with faculty to guide courses. I additionally advised students on navigating Stanford CS in general — beyond just assignment or coursework-related questions.

September 2021 - June 2022 (3 quarters):
TA for CS107e: Computer Systems from the Ground Up (core CS class)

January 2021 - March 2021:
TA for CS107: Computer Organization and Systems (core CS class)

September 2019 - March 2020:
TA for EE185: Interactive Light Sculpture Project

Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2019:
TA for EE108: Digital Systems Design (core EE class)

April 2018 - December 2018 (2 quarters):
TA for CS107e: Computer Systems from the Ground Up (core CS class)

### Software Engineering Intern @ NVIDIA
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
Added software support in Linux kernel drivers for several new hardware features of NVIDIA's next-gen Tegra chip, enabling developers to more efficiently use chip resources. Wrote C code, navigated complex codebases and histories with git.

### Analysis Intern, Mis/Dis/Malinformation Team, Election Security Initiative @ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
Analyzed aspects of the American technological, social, political, and media landscapes that may be targeted by mis, dis, and malinformation (MDM) campaigns from foreign actors. Further researched current counter-MDM initiatives and ideas. Structured a report to provide a high-level view of MDM and counter-MDM responses and a framework decision-makers can use to weigh future counter-MDM initiatives. Additionally identified opportunities for strategic inter-agency coordination. Presented my work to an Analyst Exchange organized by the State Department's Global Engagement Center (GEC-IQ) and to a team at USAID.

https://www.cisa.gov/mdm

### Embedded Systems Engineering Intern @ Dexterity, Inc.
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Redwood City, California, United States
Designed hardware and wrote control code in Python and C++ to efficiently flash and test custom printed circuit boards. Enabled production of core hardware product to be scaled from tens of units to thousands of units.

### Engineering Intern @ Lenovo Research
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Beijing, China
Designed and prototyped an embedded system to evaluate applications of haptic feedback in guiding blind people to walk in straight lines. Project involved orientation sensing, wireless communication, haptic feedback, and ultra-wide-band location determination.

### Fulbright-Hays Scholar @ Shaanxi Normal University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Xi‘an, Shaanxi, China
Fulbright-Hays Scholarship from the U.S. Dept. of Education to study Mandarin Chinese. Full immersion, including several months of language instruction at Shaanxi Normal University, a course on modern Chinese history, and various study tours to other parts of China. Program implemented by UMass Boston's China Program Center.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Arraiy
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Palo Alto CA
Constructed a data processing pipeline and made it run in real time.
Built both backend tools and GUI components in C++.
Worked on production code that directly contributed to demos for investors.

### Software Engineering Intern @ ThoughtSpot
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, CA
Worked on production code for Universal Search. Wrote crawler to parse and index company help and Q&A pages, making them accessible from the main search bar. Added shortcuts to common actions into the search bar. End-to-end integration across Java, C++, and Typescript codebases.

### Founder and Captain @ FIRST Robotics
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
Founded and raised approx. $50,000 in initial funding and equipment for a new FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team at my high school. Managed team projects, outreach activities, fundraising, and team administration. Established and equipped a machine shop, helped create a for-credit Robotics class.

### Intern @ OLogic, Inc.
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Sunnyvale, CA
Worked with embedded systems engineers on a control and sensor board for a new robotics product. Researched and tested candidate electronic components, including IR emitters and receivers, RGB LEDs, and ambient light sensors.


## Education
### M.S. in Computer Science
Stanford University

### B.S. in Computer Science, Minor in Electrical Engineering
Stanford University

### Mandarin Chinese
National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-31