Matthew Ager
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Software developer with experience building high-performance systems, large-scale APIs, and production mobile applications. I’ve independently created and released 30+ desktop applications with 138,000+ downloads. At Iridium, I contributed to high performance C++ satellite and ground system simulations used to validate flight-bound software. At Sandhills Global, I developed enterprise .NET WebAPIs and mobile apps supported by GitHub and Azure workflows. I work effectively in agile teams, adapt quickly to new technologies, and continuously expand my technical depth.
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Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Satellite Software Developer, Intern
Iridium Satellite
05.2025 - Current
- Built a high performance C++ replacement for a legacy telemetry parsing tool, achieving 100× faster throughput and 98% lower memory usage, and packaged a companion Python library for seamless integration across internal teams.
- Optimized several components of the virtual test environment, cutting 5 seconds of overhead from every test command and improving overall system responsiveness.
- Contributed to the design and implementation of a next-generation telemetry and log pipeline, replacing ELK with a Kafka-based streaming and retrieval system to greatly improve test performance.
Software Developer Intern
Sandhills Global
02.2023 - 05.2025
- Developed and maintained enterprise-scale .NET codebases using C# and Visual Basic, contributed to the technical evolution of critical business applications.
- Developed and maintained dozens of iOS and Android applications using C#, Objective-C, and Swift. Delivered robust marketplace, auction house, and other miscellaneous mobile and web applications.
- Applied Agile methodologies to execute the full software development lifecycle, including continuous delivery practices, to roll out new features and versions efficiently.
- Leveraging cloud technologies (Azure, GitHub) to enhance application development efficiency and reliability.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ05.2026
Skills
- Languages: C, C#, NET, Java, Swift, JavaScript, Objective-C, Python, Dart, SQL, VB, HTML, CSS
- WebAPI Development: Built and maintained large scale, enterprise APIs for marketplace applications
- Mobile App Development: Created and maintained mobile apps in Swift/Objective-C with SwiftUI, in C# with Xamarin Forms/Maui
- Simulation Development: Made significant contributions to a high-performance, comprehensive satellite/ground simulation environment using C, Python, and Perl
- Product Development: Independently developed, published, and maintained 30 desktop applications with 100,000 downloads collectively Primarily used C# and Unity
Timeline
Satellite Software Developer, Intern
Iridium Satellite
05.2025 - Current
Software Developer Intern
Sandhills Global
02.2023 - 05.2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Arizona State University
Personal Software Projects
Linear Chess:
- A 2000 ELO Chess Engine written in C#. Utilizes low level programming concepts and graph search optimization techniques to quickly generate highly skillful moves. Integrated with a sleek GUI developed in Unity, and published.
AI Toy Box:
- Developed a Neural Network from scratch in C# and published an app with customizable simulations to visualize the network's training process across a series of 'toy like' games and challenges.
Linear Max:
- Developed a custom Ray Tracing engine in HLSL and C#. Created and published a simple 3D modeling and rendering software around it.
Video Games:
- Developed and published many video games and simulations totaling over 130,000 software downloads with millions of interactions on social media.