Matthew Price

Founder

• Built a URL shortening and visitor analytics platform with PHP, MariaDB, and Redis, featuring real-time visitor tracking, async event processing via AWS SQS, and team-based access control. Focused on security and privacy with cookie-less tracking.
• Designed an asynchronous analytics pipeline using AWS SQS workers to ingest tracking events, persist raw logs, and aggregate into summary tables for low-latency dashboard reads.
• Integrated an LLM-powered analytics pipeline that generates natural-language insights from visit and visitor data, using a scheduled background queue architecture with Redis-backed job processing, persistent JSON storage, and a tiered cache/DB read-through strategy for instant dashboard loads.
• Integrated CI/CD with GitHub Actions and AWS CodeBuild, S3 for object storage, and SES for transactional email with deliverability tracking via webhooks.
• Containerized the full development environment with Docker Compose (PHP-FPM, nginx, MariaDB, Redis, asset building, local AWS emulation for testing) and automated migrations with Phinx.

Founder

• Team-based SaaS for machine shop operations, covering machines, parts inventory, maintenance history, and analytics.
• Built with Laravel 13 / PHP 8.5, PostgreSQL, and Redis-backed queues.
• Service-layer architecture with typed DTOs and enums, keeping controllers thin.
• Typed PHP view and component layer, styled with Tailwind CSS v4 and bundled with Vite.
• Automated insight generation via an AI pipeline.
• Multi-team role-based access enforced through Laravel policies.
• Quality tooling with PHPUnit, PHPStan/Larastan level 5, PHP_CodeSniffer, Psalm, and Husky pre-commit/pre-push hooks.

Senior Software Engineer

• Joined via acquisition of Community Funded; transitioned to a Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq, and Heroku stack while using React/TypeScript for new frontend development.
• Partnered with product and partner operations teams to assess Community Funded features and guide integration decisions for enterprise customers transitioning to GiveCampus.
• Collaborated with customer success and sales teams on customer onboarding and technical scoping.
• Led development and implementation of Spreedly payment integration, enabling migration of Community Funded customers to the GiveCampus platform.
• Developed and enhanced internal admin tools to streamline finance team invoicing workflows.
• Led integration of Chariot DAFpay, allowing donors to give directly from Donor Advised Funds.

Founding Engineer / Senior Software Engineer

• First employee hired; architected and built a crowdfunding SaaS platform purpose-built for higher education and nonprofits with ~$1M ARR.
• Partnered with sales, marketing, and customers to shape product direction; served as technical lead in enterprise sales cycles, including security reviews and payment/data architecture discussions.
• Designed and implemented PCI-compliant integrations across multiple payment processors (Stripe, Spreedly, Authorize.Net, CyberSource, TouchNet, Official Payments, and custom solutions), supporting diverse institutional requirements.
• Designed configurable permissions and approval workflows to support complex, multi-stakeholder review processes within enterprise organizations.
• Built a unified payment processing approach to standardize data handling across providers, enabling flexible integrations without disrupting customer financial workflows.
• Hired and mentored engineers, establishing development practices and conducting code reviews to maintain quality as the team scaled.
• Managed AWS infrastructure (ECS, containerized services) for both core application and payment systems, ensuring reliable deployment, scaling, and uptime.

Custom Development Lead

• Led the custom website development department for complex projects.
• Designed and engineered solutions for clients leveraging both WordPress templated websites and custom integrations.

Owner / Engineer / Designer

• Created many websites for non-profit organizations, working closely with clients to build solutions that expanded their reach and impact in their communities.
• Created graphic design packages including websites, logos, business cards, letterhead, and product packaging.

Field Technician

• Collected samples of water, soils, and gases to conduct tests on pollutant levels.