Matthew Trent

Experience

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  Abbotsford Christian School

  Sept 2017 - Jun 2019

  Janitor

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

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  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.

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  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

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  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.

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  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

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  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.