Available for full-time roles and consulting
Matt Gregg
Staff / Principal Front End · Product
I help teams ship high-impact web products—from 0→1 fintech platforms to design systems and developer experience—whether that means joining as a staff/principal engineer or partnering as a consultant. I’m front-end first, with real full-stack product experience at scale, and I care about durable outcomes—trust and long-term health—as much as shipping speed.
The short version
Staff-level front end engineer with over 10 years of experience building scalable, high-impact web applications. Deep expertise in React and front end architecture, with large-scale Ruby on Rails and GraphQL experience from Shopify Capital and Credit. At Shopify, led 0 to 1 fintech products powering tens of billions of dollars in merchant funding and supporting hundreds of thousands of merchants globally. Known for systems thinking, technical leadership, and shaping product direction through thoughtful engineering.
Why talk to me
- Proven experience leading 0 to 1 products from concept to market adoption
- Ships full-stack product systems when the work calls for it—not front end only
- Cross-functional iteration with product, design, and data
- Product judgment on friction versus value, and respectful monetization tradeoffs
- Trusted mentor who raises the technical bar and improves team velocity
Recent impact at Shopify
- Front end technical lead for Shopify Credit, a repay-with-sales credit card product built on the Capital lending platform
- Architected React, Rails, and GraphQL systems handling tens of billions of dollars in loan originations and repayments
- Improved build, testing, and deployment workflows across multiple teams
- Established reusable UI and accessibility standards adopted across financial services products
How I add leverage
I focus on work that compounds: setting technical direction, building systems teams can move quickly within, and partnering deeply with product and design to make better decisions earlier. On growth and product work I experiment and iterate quickly, read results honestly, and optimize for long-term user trust—not short-term extraction. Marathon pace, sustainable ownership, psychological safety.
Core strengths
Front End Architecture · React and TypeScript · Ruby on Rails · GraphQL · System Design · Accessibility · Developer Experience · Technical Leadership · Mentorship · Product Thinking
Let's talk
Open to staff and principal front end roles, and to product or server engineering roles where full-stack product collaboration matters—plus consulting on architecture, product delivery, and team practice. Tell me a bit about what you're building.
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