Building a better world.

Building a better world.

I use my skills as a software engineer to build solutions for our climate crisis.

Build better

Hi, I'm Matt.

I build applications that people love to use.

Matt Rigg
Matt Rigg

Thoughtful and delicate interactions are the cornerstones of how people see a product's value. These often subtle interfaces can quietly but undoubtedly sway a user's impression of a product. Understanding this psychology is critical to building a product that people want to come back to time and time again.

A well made application is like an airport. No matter where the user is, they always have just the right level of context to orient themselves and know where to go next. Providing a user with this sense of control enables them to expertly navigate with little to no effort, no matter how large or complex.

What I build

I build enterprise-scale Web and React Native applications using the latest adopted standards. I'm grateful to have worked with some of the most talented designers and engineers in the market, building applications which have served millions of users.

As a 7+ year AWS veteran, I have intimate experience with building high-availability and scalable applications in a way that's performant and cost-effective for any use case.

Building climate solutions

I am deeply passionate about using my skills to build solutions for the most important crisis of our time. I am actively pursuing opportunities and projects that materially improve our planet. It's promising to see solutions beginning to scale, but we must continue to rage against humanity's slow progress on climate action. CO2 removal, emissions reduction, and energy grid modernization are all areas of interest.

Build big

My Projects

Over ten years of successfully launching applications to millions of users.

  • Alexa Blueprints

    TIME CO2

    Lead Developer

    Portfolios of high-quality carbon-offset projects to help companies accelerate their journey to net-zero emissions with nature-positive impact.

    Website
  • Alexa Blueprints

    Noom

    Lead Developer

    Led engineering team in international expansion. Launched in four new locales, drove new security campaigns, and eliminated 29k lines of maintainable code. Improved go-to-market speed for new locales by 400%.

    Website
  • Alexa Blueprints

    Amazon Care

    Senior Engineer

    A magical telehealth experience with in-person care services. Successfully launched the platform with a CSAT score of 4.7/5. Jointly designed and built the logistics platform that supports dispatching in-person care to patients across the country.

  • Alexa Blueprints

    Alexa Blueprints

    Lead Developer

    A new way to let anyone create their own Alexa skills, with no coding required. At launch, this project doubled the number of skills in the Alexa marketplace in less than 24 hours.

    Website
  • Alexa Blueprints

    Harbinger

    Founder and Developer

    Enterprise Tier-1 event and escalation workflow platform. Reduced average engagement time by over 60% and now used by nearly every customer-facing team across AWS.

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Build confidently

Testimonials

“Collaborating with Matt has been a privilege. His unwavering dedication, creative problem-solving, and impeccable design sense have been remarkable. Matt's contributions have significantly shaped CO2.com's success, making it both technically robust and user-friendly. I'm confident that his expertise will continue to drive positive changes in any project he's a part of.”

Nathan Fixler
Nathan Fixler
Senior Engineer, TIME

“Matt is a talented engineer who is excellent at dealing with ambiguity. Though what sets him apart is his ability to don the various hats as needed to deliver on any given project: UX Designer, Researcher, or Product Manager, in addition to engineering great customer facing software solutions. Matt's customer empathy, team engagement, and strong design and technical skills enables him to work directly with customers to understand their key problems. Matt is a great asset for any solution.”

Trevor Gruby
Trevor Gruby
Principal Engineering Manager, Microsoft

“Matt has a super-human ability to build and deliver features. He routinely completes tasks much faster than I would expect. He is excellent at building trust with others and is quick to speak up and provide praise when warranted. Matt cares deeply about his customers, whether internal or external, and he always strives to improve their experience.”

Fernando Hernandez
Fernando Hernandez
Front End Engineer, Amazon
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