Matthew
Hudson

• Directed end-to-end engineering delivery for high-impact projects across publishing, finance, and healthcare, consistently meeting tight deadlines and exceeding client expectations.
• Led the relaunch of StarTribune.com, achieving record-breaking traffic shortly after launch day (the highest in the site's history). The site has continued to thrive post-launch, exceeding annual subscription goals within the first quarter.
• Oversaw the development of RealClearPolling, the flagship polling platform for RealClear Media Group, enhancing user engagement.

Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, React, Angular, Storybook, TailwindCSS, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, RESTful APIs, GraphQL

• Directed the development and launch of a flagship healthcare app, driving a measurable increase in patient engagement and optimizing provider communications for a seamless user experience.
• Established and enforced engineering best practices, including the development of a comprehensive design system, resulting in a 40% decrease in product delivery time and improved code quality.
• Led a geographically distributed team of nine engineers across India, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil, fostering a culture of innovation, cross-cultural collaboration, and continuous learning. Successfully deployed two new technology stacks to future-proof the platform.

Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, React, Storybook, TailwindCSS, AWS, GCP, Spinnaker, Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, RESTful APIs, GraphQL

• Orchestrated a geographically dispersed team of 25+ engineers across five managers, responsible for Condé's marquee publications: Bon Appétit, Traveler, Epicurious, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair.
• Drove a successful technical strategy in response to a critical Trump tweet that translated into a 100 fold increase in Vanity Fair subscriptions (13,000 subscribers within 24 hours).
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize AdTech and Paywall strategies, tripling paid subscriptions YOY.
• Spearheaded the migration of The New Yorker from WordPress to an internal platform, effectively managing the technological change affecting tens of millions of monthly page views.
• Led the internal web performance working group. Coordinated experiments, analyzed results, and disseminated learnings department-wide, delivering monthly reports to both the C-suite and editorial leadership.

Technologies: JavaScript, Node.js, TypeScript, SASS, PHP, React, Storybook, Styled Components, Wordpress, AWS, Jenkins, Docker, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Hapi

• Stepped in as Interim CTO for two startups, Kandu & AlphaWorks, partnering with CEOs to recruit teams, stabilize platforms, and chart technical & product strategies.
• Spearheaded the creation and scaling of robust distributed systems, guaranteeing consistent stability, resilience, and peak performance.
• Managed a team of five developers, preserving team morale during a challenging product transition.

Technologies: Unity, JavaScript, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, Python, Backbone/Marionette, AWS, RESTful APIs