Matt Sroufe

IT Software Engineer (Senior) December 2020 - Present Wētā FX Wellington, New Zealand

• Key contributor in a tight-knit team delivering critical HR and finance web applications used across the company.
• Led technical planning and hands-on development in a Ruby on Rails environment, focusing on system scalability and maintainability.
• Drove improvements in code quality and team workflows through code reviews, technical mentoring, and architecture discussions.
• Managed infrastructure and application reliability across Ubuntu servers and integrated tools like Sentry and Tableau into our monitoring and analytics pipeline.
• Partnered with stakeholders across departments to translate business needs into clear technical deliverables.
• Technologies used: Ruby, Ruby-on-Rails, Javascript, React, Python, MySQL, Postgres, Sentry, Tableau.

Software Developer March 2019 - November 2020 Hatch Wellington, New Zealand

• Developed and scaled a customer-facing share trading platform, working in a high-autonomy Agile environment.
• Balanced front-end and back-end development across a Rails + React stack, with a focus on security and real-time data delivery.
• Supported architecture decisions and improved test coverage, deployment automation, and system observability.
• Technologies used: Ruby, Ruby-on-Rails, Javascript, React, Heroku, Postgres, Raygun.

Business Systems Developer July 2017 - Feb 2019 Wētā FX Wellington, New Zealand

• Delivered internal tools and services to support the company’s complex operational needs.
• Took ownership of legacy applications and modernized key components using Ember.js and background job systems like Sidekiq.
• Drove improvements in system monitoring and data handling using Elasticsearch and MariaDB.
• Technologies used: Ruby, Ruby-on-Rails, Javascript, Ember.js, Sidekiq, Elastic, MariaDB.

Software Developer June 2016 - June 2017 Studiosity Sydney, Australia (Remote from Wellington)

• Worked in a team of 6 developers, maintaining and building new features for a rails-based education tech web application.
• Projects included rewriting a large portion of the app's frontend in React, introducing Javascript unit testing to the app, and integrating the YourTutor app with several 3rd party applications.
• Technologies used: Ruby, Ruby-on-Rails, Javascript, React.

Delivery Team Lead July 2015 - June 2016 Powershop New Zealand Limited Wellington, New Zealand

• Successfully led activities across the full software delivery lifecycle in a team of 4 developers and 1 tester.
• Worked closely with the projects’s Business Owner and other team leads in defining requirements and coordinating developemnt efforts.
• Provided support and guidance to developers at code level.

Software Developer June 2013 - July 2015 Powershop New Zealand Limited Wellington, New Zealand

• Wrote clean, tested and maintainable code to meet business requirements.
• Communicated effectively with technical and non-technical team members in gathering requirements.
• Engaged in technical discussions with other developers and performed code reviews.

Analyst – Monitoring, Compliance & Review March 2011 - May 2013 Ministry for the Environment Wellington, New Zealand

• Served as Project Manager for Emissions Trading Scheme Allocations Pilot Audit Project, successfully leading design, procurement and contract management activities while meeting financial targets and timeframes.
• Developed and led implementation of a monitoring and evaluation plan for the National Environmental Standard for Sources of Human Drinking Water.
• Performed data analysis and reporting for the 2010/11 RMA Biennial Survey of Local Authorities and led development of of the 2012/2013 survey.
• Produced high quality written official correspondence, briefing notes and responses to select committee questions on a variety of topics and provided technical support for National Environmental Standards for Air Quality queries.

Analyst – Monitoring & Compliance Jan 2010 – Mar 2011 Charities Services Wellington, New Zealand

• Monitored and evaluated registered charities’ financial and operational activities to ensure on-going compliance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2005 and prepared written reports on findings for use by management and the board.
• Conducted investigations initiated by complaints alleging breaches of the Charities Act or serious wrongdoing in connection with a charitable entity.
• Promoted compliance with the Charities Act through education and assistance to charities in matters of good governance and management, or the application of sanctions authorised by the Act.
• Identified risk factors within the charitable sector and applied those factors in the selection of charitable entities for investigations.
• Developed and maintained interagency relationships related to intelligence sharing.

Residential Energy Analyst Apr 2008 – Oct 2009 Home Energy Diagnostics, LLC Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

• Analysed new and existing homes using computer energy analysis software to determine cost-effective energy efficiency improvements.
• Consulted with homeowners and liaised with contractors in developing and coordinating energy efficient improvement strategies.
• Served as project manager for construction activities during the implementation of recommended energy efficiency measures and monitored contractor performance to ensure quality installations.
• Presented training seminars on energy efficient building and financing to real estate professionals.
• Successfully assisted homeowners in achieving savings of 20% to 50% on their utility bills through the development and implementation of energy efficiency improvement strategies.

Contract Lawyer Sep 2007 – Apr 2008 Reisenfeld & Associates LPA, LLC Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

• Served as local counsel to several national banks in residential foreclosure actions.
• Counselled clients on estate planning matters including wills, trusts, and estate tax planning.
• Successfully negotiated settlements between parties involved in domestic relations proceedings.
• Achieved favourable resolution of complex and often contentious negotiations and cases.

Associate Lawyer Sep 2006 – Sep 2007 Kircher Law Office LLC Mason, Ohio, USA

• Assisted in representing several individuals and companies in Internal Revenue Service tax dispute actions including trust fund recovery, failure-to-file, and tax evasion.
• Attended depositions and pre-trial conferences, performed legal research, and participated in settlement conferences of personal injury cases.
• Performed estate and tax planning services including preparation of wills, trusts, and tax returns.
• Provided support to firm attorney in counselling business planning clients.

Contract Auditor Jan 2006 – July 2006 Fidelity Investments Covington, Kentucky, USA

• Performed defined contribution plan review with particular emphasis on vesting provisions.
• Analysed plan documents to extract pertinent information used in a computer database to track individual plan participants’ vested benefits.