Matthew Remmel

Provided strategic technical guidance on architecture, security posture, and product scalability.

Delivered end-to-end software solutions—including backend systems, web applications, and APIs—using modern frameworks and cloud platforms.

Conducted security audits and risk assessments across infrastructure, codebases, and vendors; translated findings into actionable policies and procedures aligned with SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS.

Served as the founding engineer and technical advisor, collaborating with founders, vendors, and financial institutions to lead initial engineering effort, and to shape product direction and go-to-market strategy.

Spearheaded backend development in C#/ .NET, orchestrating distributed microservices on AWS to power merchant onboarding, transaction processing, event-driven billing/funding, and compliance workflows.

Led architecture and implementation efforts that enabled SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS Level 1 certification, building a secure, auditable foundation for sensitive payment data.

Scaled infrastructure and real-time systems with Kafka, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes, supporting high-throughput payments and accelerating adoption by partner banks and platforms.

Developed and maintained microservices for a high-volume customer loyalty platform using Java and Kotlin on GCP with Kubernetes.

Built scalable, event-driven systems with Kafka, supporting asynchronous service interactions and real-time reward processing for millions of users.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver new loyalty features and enhance user experience.

Strengthened observability and system reliability through improved telemetry and alerting infrastructure.

Designed and built internal iOS applications from the ground up, aligning with business goals and meeting HIPAA and FDA compliance standards.

Modernized legacy Objective-C apps by migrating key functionality to Swift, improving performance, code clarity, automated testing, and long-term maintainability.