Matthew Trent

Matthew Trent

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    SWE @Probe | Ex-SWE @Virtual Smart Chain | Honors BS in CS

  • Education

    • Abbotsford High School

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      Advanced Placement Curriculum 96%

      • Track & field team (6 years).• Cross country team (6 years).• Badminton team (3 seasons).• Volleyball team (1 season).• Soccer team (1 season).

    • University of Victoria

      2021 - 2024
      Honors BS in Computer Science First-Class with Distinction

      • Assorted computer science & software development clubs.• Intramural soccer.

  • Experience

    • Abbotsford Christian School

      Sept 2017 - Jun 2019
      Janitor

      • Learned I wanted to "make it in life", and not be stuck doing this forever.

    • Van Belle Nursery Inc.

      Aug 2020 - Aug 2020
      Software Developer

      • Short contract as I completed their app quickly.• Championed the adoption of Flutter to company leadership for internal use, resulting in being hired that night.• Developed a POC cross-platform mobile application for use across business verticals: time logging, finances, authentication, efficient data table storage/searching, etc.

    • Confesi

      Mar 2022 - Aug 2024
      Software Engineer & Founder

      • I personally wrote almost 300,000 lines of code while managing team tasks, PRs, GitHub Issues, etc.• Fullstack social media application for students. Server and client utilize tech such as Dart, Docker, GCP, AWS, Go,PostgreSQL, Redis, Firebase, Javascript, Flutter, and more to deliver a seamless cross-platform experience.• Implements: Infinite feeds, threaded comments, trending/recent/sentiment-based content sorting, live chat,notification systems, custom authentication, hottest daily posts, achievements, profiles, curated content by individual campus, admin/mod role-based permissions, and more. Show less

    • University of Victoria

      Sept 2023 - Jun 2024
      Software Developer & Research Assistant @ Cortex Labs: DECISION-MAP

      • Productionized a big-data visualization tool relating to brain injury, mental health, and addiction. This project has been presented globally at events sponsored by the DEA and Homeland Security, to a Canadian MP, the Canadian Traumatic Brain Injury Research Consortium, and the Global Neuropsychology Congress in Portugal.• Built under the associate dean of research and graduate studies.• Additionally, developed their lab’s website from scratch.

    • VSC Project

      Sept 2024 - Dec 2024
      Software Engineering Intern

      • Implemented decentralized infrastructure protocols, including those present in Ethereum and Bitcoin standards.• Engineered core node cryptographic functionality, including Key and Eth DIDs, Boneh–Lynn–Shacham signatures, JWEs, JWSs, and more.• Designed real-time HIVE blockchain block and transaction streaming, storing, and processing service.• Aided in Go DEX implementation, including swap, store, deposit, and withdraw L2 smart contract functionality.• Developed virtualized Rust Merkle Tree zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs) for network integration. Show less

    • Probe

      Jan 2025 - now
      Software Engineering Intern

      • Developing a full-stack nightlife platform with TypeScript, Node.js, React Native, Next.js, and React.• Built core features: RSVPs, deep links, business pages, event filtering, curation, and WebSocket messaging.• Implemented SMS/email reminders, OAuth, onboarding, and web scraping improvements; resolved major crashes.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Career Essentials in Generative AI by Microsoft and LinkedIn

      Microsoft
      Apr 2025
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    • Introduction to Containers, Kubernetes, and OpenShift V2

      IBM
      Apr 2025
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    • Water Safety Instructor, Bronze Cross, & Bronze Medallion

      Lifesaving Society BC & Yukon Branch
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Matthew Trent
      WECS Engineering Hackathon: 3rd WECS Oct 2024 • Developed a peer-to-peer distributed node securing roommate IOUs with asymmetric cryptography.
    • Awarded to Matthew Trent
      UVic Engineering Competition: 2nd Engineering & Computer Science Students' Society Jul 2024 • Developed cloud-first CRDT-based collaborative multi-language code editor.
    • Awarded to Matthew Trent
      UVic Engineering Competition: 1st Engineering & Computer Science Students' Society Jul 2023 • Developed a cross-platform mobile app connecting students to tutors.
    • Awarded to Matthew Trent
      Island Health Hackathon: Awarded White Toque for Vulnerability Disclose Pre-Event Island Health Mar 2023 • Found serious infrastructure vulnerability pre-event. Publicly awarded white toque for disclosure indicating the appreciation for "white hat hackers".
    • Awarded to Matthew Trent
      BC Achievement Scholarship Province of British Columbia Sep 2021
    • Awarded to Matthew Trent
      Excellence Scholarship (Renewed x4 based on GPA) University of Victoria Sep 2021
    • Awarded to Matthew Trent
      Abbotsford High School Scholarship J&D Farmers Dairy Service LTD Jun 2021
    • Awarded to Matthew Trent
      Several Dozen Athletic Awards (Primarily Cross-Country & Track and Field) Assorted Competitions • Featured in the news.• I like to win.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Learn To Code Community (Founder)

      Issued by Coder's Cove on Nov 2022
      Coder's CoveAssociated with Matthew Trent
    • Student Councillor & Youth Leader

      Issued by Abbotsford Youth Commission on Jan 2019
      Abbotsford Youth CommissionAssociated with Matthew Trent
    • Camp Volunteer

      Issued by Barnabas Family Ministries on Aug 2018
      Barnabas Family MinistriesAssociated with Matthew Trent