# Matt Melendez

> Software Engineer @ Symphony Towers Infrastructure | Backend Systems, APIs, & Data Pipelines | Python • AWS • SQL • TypeScript • React

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

I’m a Software Engineer with a background in Cognitive Science and Neurobiology from UC Berkeley, focused on building scalable data systems and full-stack applications that drive real business decisions.

At Symphony Towers Infrastructure, I’ve owned end-to-end projects across data engineering, analytics, and application development—designing ETL pipelines processing millions of records, building geospatial analytics platforms evaluating 100K+ telecom assets, and developing production web tools used across acquisition and diligence workflows. I work across Python, SQL, TypeScript/React, AWS, Azure, and Salesforce, and I’m comfortable taking projects from concept to production.

I like working on problems where architecture, data quality, and product decisions intersect—and I’m known for turning ambiguous datasets and workflows into clean, reliable systems teams can actually trust.

Outside of work, I’m usually experimenting with new recipes, biking around the city, or playing pickup basketball. I’m currently training to compete in a triathlon and working toward earning my pilot’s license (I like learning complex systems, clearly).

Open to connecting with builders, data-heavy teams, and product-focused engineering orgs.
Reach me at matthewemelendez@gmail.com.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Symphony Towers Infrastructure
Jan 2023 – Present | New York, New York, United States
- Software Engineer at Symphony Towers Infrastructure, a portfolio company of Palistar Capital — an alternative asset manager with ~$2.6b AUM focused on digital infrastructure. Currently building scalable tech to power U.S. telecommunications investments.

### Software Engineering Consultant @ Verisoul
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States
- Implemented neural network models with Python and Predibase APIs to extract insights from user actions and bot behavior.

### Software Engineer I @ AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Increased customer transactions by 906% and streamlined loan approvals resulting in $250 million in pipeline over a year by developing front-end UI fragment architecture using Vue and EJS for client-facing applications.
- Addressed query aggregation latency issues by 1200ms by implementing TypeScript microservices for back-end document transcription APIs and internal administrative applications used daily by 600+ mortgage underwriters. 
- Scaled efficiency for operating speed by 28% by testing software for bugs, fixing bugs, and documenting processes over three months, monitored through Datadog/Sentry.
- Deployed and maintained 4+ full-stack internal tools in a CI/CD pipeline using Gitlab, Node.JS, TypeScript, and MSSQL to expedite document transcription, data entry administration, and loan origination processes. 
- Delineated logic and documentation for 15+ new TypeScript microservices and stored procedures by researching existing applications and table schemas in Microsoft SQL Server and flowcharting and debugging programs. 
- Improved Automated Underwriting System by producing analogous systems and back-end Java rules through analyzing legacy ColdFusion codebase and communicating with cross-functional teams two-week sprints.

### Student Software Engineer @ App Academy
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, United States


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Cognitive Science
University of California, Berkeley

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Emphasis in Neurobiology
University of California, Berkeley

### High School Student
Long Beach Polytechnic High


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-23