// about

Hi, I'm Matt.

I'm a software engineer who has spent the last few years going deep on AI. I like the whole journey: understanding the problem, designing the system, writing the code and getting it into production.

What I've always been best at, including in corporate roles, is taking an idea that someone couldn't quite picture or didn't know how to build, and filling the whole gap: the requirements, the design, the technical detail and the finished, tested application. I'm happy to work closely and get to know the business, but I don't need close supervision to make progress.

I'm comfortable on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure, and I pick up new stacks quickly. These days AI is part of how I build as well as what I build, which means I can move fast without cutting corners.

// what i do

01
From idea to application
Bring the idea, even a rough one. I'll get to grips with the business, shape the requirements and fill in the technical detail, without needing a spec or a task list.
02
Whole-stack ownership
UI, backend, data, cloud infrastructure and tests. I own the technical side end to end, so you get progress rather than another thing to manage.
03
Usable, well-tested software
Clean interfaces people actually want to use, backed by proper tests, so what ships keeps working.
04
Proofs of concept
Fast, honest prototypes that tell you whether an idea works before you commit a team and a budget to it.
05
Applied AI
LLM features, agents, tool calling, retrieval, MCP and evaluation, built into real products rather than left as demos.
06
Architecture & complex design
Data models, integrations, identity and security for systems that need to scale and still make sense in two years.

// timeline

  1. 2026 – now

    Head of engineering, EOS Omnia

    Technical partner on an early-stage energy data platform, owning the engineering from infrastructure and architecture to product ideas and customer calls. Read the case study.

  2. 2025

    Founded Abstract AI Ltd

    Went independent to build products and help others build theirs. Designed and shipped Business Chat, a private AI assistant for organisations, alongside agent and integration work.

  3. Before

    Enterprise software engineering

    Over a decade across engineering, development management and technical leadership in large organisations, delivering secure internal systems, integrations and early in-house AI chat platforms.

// stack

Cloud

  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • Azure

AI

  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Gemini
  • Azure AI Foundry
  • RAG
  • Agents & MCP

Apps

  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • C# / .NET

Data

  • Data modelling
  • ETL / ELT pipelines
  • Serverless
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL Server
  • Time-series data

Platform

  • Entra ID
  • Microsoft Graph
  • GitHub Actions
  • Vercel

// outside work

I live in Glinton, just outside Peterborough, with my family: two kids, aged 10 and 8, and Ruby, our anxious and very energetic cockapoo, who makes sure I get out for plenty of walks. I'm also learning tennis, which is a lot harder than it looks on TV. I'm getting better, slowly.

interests

  • AI
  • New technology
  • Learning apps
  • 3D printing
  • Three.js & 3D on the web
  • Financial markets
  • Home improvement