Matthew Cieslak
Williamstown
Summary
Software Engineer | PHP / Laravel Specialist | SaaS & Healthcare Systems Experienced software engineer with 9+ years of building scalable web applications, primarily in PHP/Laravel, JavaScript, and AWS. Proven ability to modernize legacy systems, lead end-to-end product development, and drive engineering efficiency. Background spans healthcare tech, government contracts, and social media platforms. Passionate about clean architecture, testing, and performance optimization.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineer - Remote
Ability Network (Inovalon)
11.2020 - Current
- - Lead engineer on the Revenue Cycle Management platform supporting healthcare providers nationwide
- - Migrated legacy systems to Laravel, improving system performance and reducing technical debt
- - Designed and built microservices for insurance verification, integrating with third-party APIs
- - Automated testing with PHPUnit and Selenium, boosting test coverage and reducing regressions
- - Implemented internal tools reducing client service dependency by 40%
- - Technologies: PHP, Laravel, JavaScript, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, AWS
- -Hands-on with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS) & GCP, Devops Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins,
GitHub Actions), and automated deployments.
Software Engineer - Remote
eSolutions Inc
03.2018 - 11.2020
- - Developed full-stack features for healthcare claims and eligibility platforms
- - Owned modules responsible for claims routing and real-time data reconciliation
- - Conducted code reviews and mentoring for junior developers in a remote-first team
- - Led initiative to containerize core services with Docker for scalable deployments
- - Managed backend configuration and deployment scripts in AWS for services such as load balancing, autoscaling, and S3 file storage.
Software Engineer
The Meet Group (MeetMe)
09.2017 - 03.2018
- - Developed and maintained backend APIs for dating and video streaming app MeetMe
- - Contributed to transition from PHP monolith to Node.js microservices using RabbitMQ and Redis
- - Built features in a high-scale environment serving millions of daily users
- - Integrated Jenkins for CI and used Mocha for test-driven development
- - Managed deployment configurations in AWS environments, ensuring uptime, scalability, and secure integration for
all cloud-hosted services.
Software Engineer
The Tactile Group
01.2016 - 09.2017
- - Delivered WordPress and Drupal-based applications for federal and city government clients
- - Led cloud infrastructure setup using AWS EC2 and ELB; implemented CI/CD via Jenkins
- - Created containerized local dev environments using Docker
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ06.2015
Skills
- Languages: PHP, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Bash
- Frameworks & Libraries: Laravel, Nodejs, Vuejs, jQuery, Mocha, PHPUnit
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
- Tools & DevOps: Docker, Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS (EC2, S3, ELB), RabbitMQ, Consul, Vault, Jira
- CMS: WordPress, Drupal, ExpressionEngine, Craft, CodeIgniter
GitHub / Portfolio (Optional)
github.com/mattcieslak
Timeline
Software Engineer - Remote
Ability Network (Inovalon)
11.2020 - Current
Software Engineer - Remote
eSolutions Inc
03.2018 - 11.2020
Software Engineer
The Meet Group (MeetMe)
09.2017 - 03.2018
Software Engineer
The Tactile Group
01.2016 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Rowan University