Matthew W.

I have 18 years of commercial experience creating software solutions across a wide range of industries including R&D, SAAS, Web, Finance, Government, Gaming, and Telecommunications. I endeavour to follow standards and best practices with a focus on creating elegant, maintainable and performant solutions. ## Overview of skillset - C, C++, Java, Go, Scala, Perl, Python, Shell scripting - MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, TimesTen, Cassandra - Kafka, ZeroMQ - SOAP, REST API backend - OO, functional and procedural programming - UNIX and Linux environments - Git, Jira - Multi-threaded, distributed, low latency, large dataset, networked, component, cloud architectures - GUI application development using Xlib, GTK and QT toolkits - Boost, ACE, STL - Development of embedded Linux systems targeting thin-client, set top box and PPC - Extensive knowledge of *NIX operating systems - Kernel driver debugging