Résumé
Matthew Arvidson
(760) 583-7461·mattdavida@outlook.com·linkedin.com/in/matthew-arvidson·github.com/mattdavida
Senior Full-Stack Engineer · Financial Systems Modernization · React / TypeScript / Node.js / Python / C# / Java
Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 9+ years embedded in Tier 1 investment banks, translating complex regulatory and business requirements into production-grade financial systems. A technical lead who partners with traders, compliance teams, and business stakeholders to drive high-stakes modernizations — from migrating billion-dollar lending platforms to building AI-powered analytics tools. Known for sound architectural judgment, mentoring engineers on modern patterns and AI tooling, and owning delivery from architecture through DevOps.
Bip US (Formerly Riskcare)
Senior Full-Stack Developer / Technical Lead / Project Owner
May 2021 – Present
New York (Remote) / Charlotte, NC
— Internal AI Initiatives — BIP ATS & Structured Notes
- ›Designed and built BIP ATS, an Azure OpenAI-powered resume evaluation platform using Azure Functions and Python — automating first-pass candidate screening with deterministic Pydantic-validated scoring, improving evaluation throughput by ~100×.
- ›Architected the Structured Notes Intelligence Engine: a LangGraph orchestration pipeline with risk-tier routing (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW) that extracts 50+ structured fields per note, drives RAG-powered natural-language queries across the note book (ChromaDB + Azure OpenAI embeddings), and flags baseline deviations.
- ›Provisioned complete infrastructure as code using Azure Bicep — repeatable, one-command deployments of PostgreSQL, OpenAI, and Key Vault.
— Client: Bank of America — 3Forge Integration
- ›Led a strategic 6-week modernization assessment, architecting a Java + 3Forge authoring framework to enable non-technical teams to modernize 150+ legacy trading workbench screens.
- ›Pioneered custom Java business logic integration into a 3Forge trading dashboard via automated Gradle workflows — transforming a static demo into a production-ready platform for complex real-time calculations.
- ›Designed a Python + SQLite data pipeline for dynamic trading data generation, enabling advanced SQL filtering and seamless table-to-chart communication.
— Client: Morgan Stanley — Lending & Compliance
- ›Led architecture and project management for the migration of a mission-critical syndicated lending platform (AngularJS → React) handling MNPI data and multi-billion-dollar loan syndications.
- ›Spearheaded modernization of two additional legacy AngularJS applications to React, yielding ~30% performance improvement and expanding the hiring talent pool.
- ›Architected an integrated compliance ecosystem that reduced quarterly reporting time from 3 months to on-demand, owning the full DevOps lifecycle: Git, Linux, Jenkins CI/CD.
- ›Designed and implemented a firm-wide global seat reservation system using React, TypeScript, and Python.
— Client: Insurance Placing Platform (PPL)
- ›Co-architected a micro-frontend application with a .NET backend, integrating an AI-powered chatbot that reduced contract data query times by an estimated 90%.
- ›Directed a React/Redux Toolkit frontend + C# .NET backend using Module Federation v2 in a monorepo, improving scalability and maintainability.
— Team Leadership & DevOps (Cross-Client)
- ›Championed TDD — established Jest, Puppeteer, Python unittest, and Vitest frameworks, increasing code coverage from 20% to 80%+ and reducing critical post-release bugs by 40%.
- ›Led technical mentorship on AI tooling and complex problem-solving, improving overall team productivity by ~30%.
- ›Optimized Azure DevOps workflows: automated PR checks, enforced coding standards, improved team velocity.
Lightstream Software / Truist
Senior Application Developer
2019 – 2021
California (Remote)
— Client: Middle-Market Investment Bank
- ›Developed and maintained a custom NPM component library for Kentico CMS, enabling modern Angular components within a legacy C# Web Forms architecture.
- ›Translated Sketch and InVision wireframes into responsive Angular components, contributing to a 15% increase in user engagement metrics.
- ›Engineered a full-stack user retention feature using SQL Server stored procedures, leading to a 10% increase in completed signups.
- ›Built automated UI test suites using Selenium and C#; mentored junior developers on responsive design and testing best practices.
Datalink Software
Software Developer
2017 – 2019
Florida (Remote)
— Client: Healthcare Services
- ›Led migration of a hybrid healthcare application from AngularJS to Angular 6 — improving mobile performance by 50%.
- ›Developed new Angular 6 components replacing legacy implementations; collaborated with QA to achieve a 25% decrease in user-reported issues post-release.
- ›Conducted peer code reviews and mentored colleagues on Agile estimation, improving sprint planning accuracy.
C# Modding Framework — Hollow Knight: Silksong
Jun 2025 – Present- ›Architected a comprehensive C#/.NET modding suite achieving 50,000+ unique downloads in its first month — top-rated tool for the game.
- ›Reverse-engineered IL2CPP systems, implemented a custom GUI framework, and used reflection for deep, safe integration with the compiled game engine.
- ›Engineered a reusable, service-based C# architecture to manage game state, inventory, and player data — adopted as a community standard.
C# Reverse Engineering & Tools — AI Limit
2025- ›Pioneered the first major modding framework for AI Limit using advanced IL2CPP interop where no public API existed.
- ›Developed and published 15+ tools and mods across C++, Lua, and C# for Unreal and Unity engines — expertise in memory editing, cross-language interop, and low-level system analysis.
Coder Camps
Full Stack Software Development — MEAN Stack (24 weeks)
MongoDB · Express.js · AngularJS · Node.js
United States Air Force
Software Development Training
Aircraft maintenance tracking data systems