# Matt Rice

> Staff Software Engineer at Kin Insurance

Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mattrice

I am a Staff Software Engineer in Austin, Texas, currently working at Kin Insurance.

GitHub: https://github.com/MattRice12

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Kin Insurance
Jan 2022 – Present | Austin, Texas, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Kin Insurance
Jan 2021 – Present | Austin, Texas, United States

### Senior Crafter @ 8th Light
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas, United States
As a Senior Crafter at 8th Light, I worked with large teams to build and maintain scalable apps currently used by millions of people. I educated both clients and developers of the benefits and detriments of various architectural decisions for the application and the codebase.

### Lead Developer @ Lunar Collective
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Austin, Texas Area
As the Lead Developer at Lunar Collective, I acted as the project lead on over a dozen projects. I worked with the clients to transform their vision of the app into a working product. I trained and lead a team of developers to build features, fix bugs, and improve efficiency in various languages and environments.

### Contractor @ Lunar Collective
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Austin, Texas
Worked as a contractor for Lunar Collective, taking stories which involve building static and dynamic websites and applications. The technologies I used were Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

### Front End Engineering - Teacher's Assistant @ The Iron Yard
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Austin, Texas
Assisted students to understand Front End technologies including HTML, CSS, jQuery, React, Redux, and React Router.

### Law Clerk @ Eccles & McIntosh, PC
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Austin, TX
•	Sole legal clerk for firm of four lawyers and balanced assignments between them.
•	Researched and analyzed legal issues of property, probate, and tax alongside attorneys.
•	Communicated as an intermediary between courts, clients, and creditors.
•	Attended hearings to have probate documents admitted.

### Summer Legal Intern @ Mendoza & Associates, PC
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Houston, TX
•	Sole legal intern for attorney, maintained files and sensitive information on 40+ cases.
•	Researched and analyzed legal issues with attorney.

### Instructor @ Kaplan Test Prep
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Houston, TX
•	Engaged with High School students to teach test-taking strategies for the SAT. 
•	Adapted to the different personalities of each group by exploring new teaching styles and used them in the classroom.

### Personal Care Assistant @ Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery Center
Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 | Houston, TX
•	Assisted nurses and doctors in monitoring and helping patients reach their drug and alcohol sobriety goals
•	Became a confidant and a source of encouragement for patients by consistently interacting with them.


## Education
### Back-end Engineering in Ruby on Rails
The Iron Yard
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

### Doctor of Law (J.D.) in Law
The University of Texas at Austin
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016

### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Philosophy
University of Houston
Jan 2008 – Jan 2012


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mattrice12

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Last updated: 2026-03-22