Matthew Barnes

315-212-9076011mbarnes@gmail.com LinkedIn GitHubNew York

Skills

Rust, Ruby, Rails, Python, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Neo4j, LangGraph, Redis, Docker, SQL, GitHub Actions

Experience

Architecting composable AI agent platform processing merchant data at scale
Leading migration from human-powered workforce operations to AI-native architecture, reducing processing time from hours to under 2 minutes
Implementing DAG-based transformation patterns enabling agents to invoke other agents as composable tools

Spearheading internal AI application development to model domain knowledge using Neo4j-based knowledge graphs
Enabling 24/7 access to technical and business context across the firm through graph-integrated generative models

Developed systems to automate ingestion of corporate actions (e.g., stock buybacks, dividends) into BNY's proprietary platform, Eagle
Led optimization of critical microservices; identified and resolved memory leaks

Built front-end features with React; implemented dynamic tables and API integrations using Material-UI
Dockerized Ruby on Rails backend to streamline development and deployment
Enhanced CI/CD: integrated automated browser testing with GitHub Actions; surfaced test results alongside feature environment links with auto-comments

Projects

Mailroom @ Reasonal(Rust, Python, Redis, Neo4j)

Email classification pipeline for M&A deal tracking in financial services.

Rust core for high-performance email ingestion and orchestration
LLM-powered classification of deal communications (NDAs, IOIs, diligence requests)
Neo4j knowledge graph connecting emails to deals, parties, and deal stages

Animaworks(Typescript, React, Reduxjs/toolkit, Sanity)

Production company portfolio website built with Sanity's headless CMS and reduxjs/toolkit's latest api.

Sanity's CMS gives the client an easy and convenient way to manage what's on their webpage with no compromise on the speed of the site itself

Rusty Hooks(Rust, Tokio, Systems Programming)

Hook arbitrary bash scripts into io events at a given directory.

Built a multithreaded Rust app that hooks filesystem events to execute bash scripts, practicing memory-safe design without garbage collectors

Education

App AcademyImmersive in Full Stack Web Development (2021)

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NYB.A. with Honors in Political Science (2015)