# Matt Novenstern > Staff Software Engineer @ Codecademy | Developer Support, Architecture, Play Location: Beacon, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/mattnovenstern At Codecademy, my focus has been on evolving our platform's architecture, including transitioning to Rust for improved security against DoS attacks and developing a nuanced authorization framework. These technical advancements support both consumer and enterprise product offerings, contributing significantly to our growth, including the milestone of reaching 1M revenue in Codecademy for Business. As a Staff Software Engineer, I've taken a leadership role in orchestrating discussions among senior engineers, setting organizational engineering goals, and spearheading the integration of CRM software to streamline operations. My commitment to collaborative problem-solving and continuous learning fuels my contributions to open-source software and my passion for leveraging the internet as an empowering and unifying force. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Codecademy Jan 2022 – Present Working on platform teams, helped organize senior engineers to discuss and set org-wide engineering goals. Managed the rollover from Apollo's node GraphQL gateway implementation to their rust implementation and wrote plugins in rust to prevent DoS-style attacks. Continue to plan and guide implementation of more sophisticated authorization framework to support consumer and business product needs. ### Senior Software Engineer @ Codecademy Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 As part of the nascent Codecademy for Business team, helped grow organization from just after 0 to 1M revenue. Built integrations with CRM software for automating trials and cleanup and retrofitted access control into a CMS to allow enterprise customers to create their own learning content privately. Served as a content matter expert for a revamp of Codecademy's go language course. ### Senior Full Stack Engineer @ Meetup Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 ### Full Stack Developer @ TheMuse.com Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area ### Owner @ Parenthetical Enterprises Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area • Freelance software development (Python, Ruby, Backbone) • Working on knttl.co (Common Lisp, Elm) ### Software Developer @ Octopart Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 • Full stack development with Python 2.7, Elasticsearch, HTML5, and React.js • Responsive design with grunt/gulp and sass • Schema.org markup • Analytics & A/B Testing • Product management and planning • Database architecture/optimization ### Research Assistant @ University of Waterloo Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada • Wrote software for and preformed data analysis • Designed and machined cryogenic hardware with CAD software • Performed independent research in scientific literature • Taught lab classes of undergraduate physics, including grading ### Research Assistant @ City College of New York Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 • Mentored small group of undergraduates and high school students • Prepared figures and manuscripts (using LaTeX and gnuplot) based on group research • Independently investigated scientific methodology and results ### Summer Intern @ United States Air Force Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Rome, New York • Presented research of scientific literature on topics including adiabatic quantum computation • Designed and assembled quantum optics experiments ## Education ### BA in Physics Colgate University Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ### App Development App Academy Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 ### Horace Greeley High School Jan 2003 – Jan 2007 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mattnovenstern - Website: http://fisxoj.net --- Source: https://flows.cv/mattnovenstern JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/mattnovenstern/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22