Matt Vaccaro

Product Engineer

Full Stack Engineer with rich product knowledge

My focus is driving meaningful impacts by focusing on value, communication & data validation. I thrive on small teams that move fast & trust each other

A mixture of colors that looks like the screen has pixels that are burned out

In the summer of 2015 there was once a timid dreamer who dreamt of being a part of the tech industry. By a stroke of luck or fate he landed his first role.

“We’ll give you enough rope to be creative and enough to hang yourself” said my manager. Thus my introduction to tech started as a trial-by-fire, a recurring theme I not only embraced but thrived in.

After a decade, dozens of projects, a failed start-up, and loads of new friends made, it still feels like a dream.

My focus has expanded far beyond myself; I want to be a bridge and a beacon to illuminate the path for others to flourish.

Activity

I've been very engaged these last three years

@Brigit

Home Redesigned

Increased activation rate by 3%, reduced view from 1500+ to 184 lines, and cut loading speed by 19%

UI that shows the new home screen that was created for Brigit

@Brigit

Marketplace Redesigned

Increased user conversion by ~19%, scroll depth by ~50% and setup foundation for additional features

UI that shows the new marketplace screen that was created for Brigit

@Bulletproof Inbox

Handle 15x more events

Increased handling 1 email event per second (Gmail limit) to 15 per second by using Redis & a diffing algorithm

UI that shows a number of different icons to help explain the types of events come in and how often

@Bulletproof Inbox

Wrote Bulletproof Inbox V1

A simple frontend to connect unlimited emails and manage a safe sender list. The complexity exists on the backend, which integrates with Outlook and Gmail to organize emails based on your sender list.

UI that shows a number of different icons to help explain the types of events come in and how often

@Brigit

Notification Bubble

Increased user conversion by ~40%

UI that shows a number of different icons to help explain the types of events come in and how often

@Prokur

Reduced ship time by ~4 months

Rescoped the focus of the alpha to remove bloat & focus on high-quality features required for a strong MVP.

@Brigit

Seen-on-Scroll Handler

Functionality to measure what the user has seen, skipped over, scroll depth and more. Handling 3+ million a day per week.

@Prokur

Marketplace Data Schema

Extended the data model to allow for a bi-directional marketplace for the Business & vendors

@Prokur

Wrote Prokur Platform V1

A simple frontend to connect unlimited emails and manage a safe sender list. The complexity exists on the backend, which integrates with Outlook and Gmail to organize emails based on your sender list.

UI that shows a number of different icons to help explain the types of events come in and how often

@Registration Automation

Wrote V1

Uses OCR to scan health insurance & licenses & automates the process of getting setup for the Dr’s office

UI that shows the new home screen that was created for Brigit

@Jouzu

Wrote V1

Live community stat tracking for youth basketball thats optimized for offline & poor (gym quality) internet connections

UI that shows the new home screen that was created for Brigit

@Journez

Wrote V1

Roadtrip planning application that focuses on story telling

UI that shows the new home screen that was created for Brigit
A mixture of colors that looks like the screen has pixels that are burned out

0º

A compass that moves left and right to illustrate the change of direction companies take

Being a Product Engineer means I understand the direction the ship is going and where the icebergs rest. This vision allows me to help my team understand the problem space with much more clarity and move with the tailwinds. All while remaining focused on validating user needs.