MATTHEW BARCROFT
ABOUT
I'm a Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 9+ years delivering scalable, high-performance web and cloud applications used by millions.
I specialise in React Native, AWS, and DevOps, with a strong focus on developer experience, performance, and mentoring.
FRONTEND
BACKEND
TOOLS
EDUCATION
MSc – Digital & Technology Solutions Specialist
Sheffield Hallam University
Distinction
BSc – Web Systems
Sheffield Hallam University
1st Class Honours
Level 3 Award in Leadership & Management
Leeds Beckett University
CERTIFICATIONS
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
Graph Developer Associate
Apollo GraphQL
Andy McEwan Memorial Prize for Employability
Award
WORK PROJECTS
Sky Bet Games - React Native Rebuild
I played instrumental part in React Native rebuilt of legacy Sky Bet Games application hosted on AWS ECS.
Safer Gambling Tooling
I led the rebuild of a high-traffic Safer Gambling tool triggered on every game launch using AWS Lambda, ElastiCache, and Aurora. Successfully load tested to handle 6,000 requests per second, with flawless performance post-deployment
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Avec Chien (With Dog)
A noddy node app to hit the Strava API and count the miles done with my dog. Planned to move this to AWS Lambda eventually.
Dream Blend
A React Native app that uses Google's Vision API to identify objects in images and uses DeepAi to generate a new image based on the identified objects.
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I'm always interested in new opportunities and challenging projects that push the boundaries of what's possible. Also download my CV to see a detailed overview of my skills and experience.