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Matthew Brent

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Director Platform Engineering at ScalePad
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Matthew is the Director of Platform Engineering at ScalePad, specializing in scaling engineering organizations through critical growth phases. With a background that began in design before moving into software engineering, he has a history of building high-performing technical teams and culture. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from York St. John University.

Based on his interests, Matthew appears to have a philanthropic side, showing interest in organizations focused on child welfare and development. His career journey from design to engineering leadership highlights a passion for both user interface and deep technical architecture.

He won a Gold award for a unique and innovative website, where he was responsible for both development and UI design.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Director Platform Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Scaling Engineering Teams
At his previous role at Alpha, he grew the engineering function from a single developer to 20 engineers across four product teams, managing four engineering managers.
Cloud Infrastructure Resilience
He has posted about the critical importance of multi-region cloud setups and business continuity, especially in light of major provider outages like AWS us-east-1.
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Career

Work history

3-2026
Director Platform Engineering
ScalePad
9-2024 - 3-2026
Director of Software Engineering
Alpha International
11-2019 - 10-2024
Head Of Engineering
Alpha International
10-2018 - 11-2019
Software Engineering Team Lead
Redstamp Agency
5-2017 - 10-2018
Web Developer
Compassion Canada
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Education
2007 - 2010
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
York St. John University
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