# Matt W.

> Senior Software Engineer at LaunchDarkly

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/mattw1

A seasoned engineer specializing in distributed systems at scale. At LaunchDarkly, I work on the core flag delivery network, powering scalable, resilient and efficient data transfer down to our connected SDK clients embedded in nearly every industry, government and commercial.

Proficient across the software development lifecycle, with a focus on designing resilient systems and corresponding infra as well as improving product performance and security. Technical leader known for excelling in collaborative environments, mentoring peers, and driving impactful projects forward.

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## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ LaunchDarkly
Jan 2022 – Present
Core owner of the flag delivery network, the foundational distributed system responsible for serving feature flags to connected SDK clients at global scale. Builder of the v2 flag delivery system, enabling scalability, reliability, and performance for high-throughput, low-latency flag evaluation across regions. 

Working on system design concerns including caching layers, request fan-out, consistency tradeoffs, and fault tolerance for mission-critical delivery paths.

### Senior Software Engineer @ MODE, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
Core backend/platform owner for a large-scale IoT system operating in the US and Japan, supporting device ingestion, cloud processing, and downstream consumers.

### Machine Learning Consultant @ btwb
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
ML consulting for developing ML infrastructure for powering fitness applications in the cloud.

### Technical Specialist @ Strateos
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Mateo, California, United States
Facilitation between sales teams, engineers, and scientists for Transcriptic's robotic cloud laboratory.

### Intern @ Illumina
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater San Diego Area
Accepted into Illumina's iAspire Internship Program (~3% acceptance) for the summer of 2016.

### Researcher @ Claremont McKenna College
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Greater Los Angeles Area
Analyzed the genetic pathways used by platinum-based anticancer drugs cisplatin and carboplatin to induce apoptosis by growing fission yeast S. pombe’s gene deletion library on drug plates.

Research done under supervision of Professor Irene Tang.


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology

### Computer Science
Harvey Mudd College

### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Genetics & Economics
Claremont McKenna College

### High School Diploma
Archbishop Mitty High School


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-22