Matt Galdino

Senior Software Engineer / Full-Stack / DevOps

I ship resilient web platforms at enterprise scale — payments, LMS, multisite, integrations, AI. Senior IC who owns the stack from CI/CD to UI.

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Matt Galdino
Senior IC
PHP WordPress React Node.js Laravel MySQL Docker GitLab CI Azure DevOps Cloudflare REST APIs OAuth 2.0 WooCommerce LearnDash Authorize.net Shopify BigCommerce OpenCart Elementor ACF GSAP LiteSpeed Zoho Creator PHP WordPress React Node.js Laravel MySQL Docker GitLab CI Azure DevOps Cloudflare REST APIs OAuth 2.0 WooCommerce LearnDash Authorize.net Shopify BigCommerce OpenCart Elementor ACF GSAP LiteSpeed Zoho Creator
01About

Senior IC who reads the LiteSpeed source code to understand why a chmod is silently being reverted.

13+ years building web platforms hands-on across the entire stack — backend, frontend, integrations, infrastructure, security, CI/CD — for clients ranging from Fortune-50 multinationals to government transportation agencies and franchise networks with hundreds of locations.

My work tends to live in the places that matter but rarely get a name: the database migration that doesn't break records, the deploy pipeline that doesn't require a maintenance window, the integration layer that quietly absorbs five years of corporate-API entropy.

Currently leading the consolidation of 3 brands — one older than Google — into a single unified platform, merging systems, products, and user experiences.

02Selected Brands

A non-exhaustive list of brands I've shipped code for across the last several years — from Fortune-50 multinationals to public-transit agencies, NASDAQ-listed manufacturers, federal-contractor training firms, and family-run e-commerce.

PepsiCo RecyclingFortune-50 · resource library
QuikTrip$11B convenience chain · 1,100+ stores
MicrovastNASDAQ · Li-ion battery innovator
TransCoreTolling + ITS · government contracts
LA Metro2nd-largest US transit · 305M+ rides/yr
DriveEzMDMaryland Transportation Authority
NC QuickPassStatewide NC toll-collection
LEXXFederal-contractor IT training
UConn DFI AcademyR1 public-university partnership
LEXX Online · LEXX LiveEnterprise learning + marketing platforms
EliteCEUMillions of US certifications · WP + WooCommerce LMS
Healthy Pet AustinShopify + Laravel proxy · Lightspeed POS
Fahrenheit MarketingAgency · senior contributor across portfolio
McCar CompaniesConstruction materials · custom React widgets
Holistic PlanningFinancial firm · React custom widgets
Lammes Candies140-yr Texas brand · BigCommerce Stencil
Barlow's TackleBigCommerce + custom payment
Northern ReflectionsCanadian retail · BigCommerce theme
PortacoolHybrid WP + BigCommerce architecture
Krauss Real PropertyHeadless WP + React frontend
Texas Alliance for LifeDonation ecosystem · Intellipay SOAP
Right Decisions Right NowWP CMS + Symfony + GraphQL
Eight-MM&A firm · custom WP + React + SVG
Blackridge TXAustin governmental-affairs practice
Agri-EmpresaOil & gas processing · custom WP+ACF
Lonestar DistributionTexas warehouse + transportation
Superior PackagingTexas storage + logistics
Solnexus ChemicalPermian Basin chemical processor
Grupo Lunelli · LepardFashion conglomerate · multiple B2C + B2B stores
03Capabilities

AI & Modern Workflow

  • Daily AI-assisted SDLC (Cursor · Claude · Codex agents)
  • LLM-assisted architecture, refactoring, code review
  • MBA in Technology for Business: AI, Data Science, Big Data (PUCRS, 2025)
  • Anthropic Claude course — Certified

DevOps & Infrastructure

  • Docker · Docker Compose · multi-vhost dev mirroring prod 1:1
  • LiteSpeed (deep: setUIDMode, .htaccess parse semantics) · Nginx · Apache · WPEngine
  • GitLab CI/CD · Azure DevOps Pipelines
  • Cloudflare (R2 · DNS · caching · CF-Connecting-IP · 524 debugging)
  • SSH-driven ops · streaming mysqldump · backups · log-based observability

Backend / Platform

  • PHP 7.x → 8.x · Laravel · Symfony · vanilla
  • WordPress at platform level: core · mu-plugins · multisite · custom REST
  • MySQL / MariaDB · cross-DB joins · idempotent migrations · schema extensions
  • REST · OAuth 2.0 · SOAP · GraphQL · webhooks · async-polling

Frontend

  • React (Vite · hooks · admin SPAs in production)
  • Modern JS · jQuery (when legacy demands)
  • SCSS / SASS · responsive at scale
  • Elementor at the custom-widget + PHP integration level
  • SEO output: OG · Twitter Cards · JSON-LD as first-class concerns

Integrations

  • Zoho CRM + Zoho Creator (OAuth · REST · custom-app layer)
  • Authorize.net (Accept.js · CIM · SAQ-A tokenization)
  • BigCommerce Stencil · Shopify · OpenCart 4.x
  • SendGrid · Post SMTP · transactional deliverability
  • LearnDash · WooCommerce Subscriptions · Gravity Forms · reCAPTCHA Enterprise
  • NASDAQ Webservice API · Intellipay/CPTeller SOAP · Lightspeed POS

Security & Compliance

  • WAF posture · IP allowlisting · ACF-encrypted options · secrets handling
  • WP hardening: REST user-enum disabled · plugin-install lockdown via DISALLOW_FILE_MODS
  • Programmatic permission self-healing for sensitive flat-file allowlists
  • WCAG 2.1 AA · NASBA CPE metadata · LTI 1.3 (research) · CMMC/DoD-adjacent context · SAQ-A payment scope

E-commerce Track Record

  • WooCommerce + WC Subscriptions (10+ years cumulative)
  • BigCommerce Stencil — multiple production storefronts
  • OpenCart 4.x — CI/CD productionization · VQMod/OCMod automation · PHP 8.x compat
  • Shopify theme + custom-API hybrids
  • Past: Salesforce Marketing Cloud · proprietary platform (8 B2C + 1 B2B stores)

Senior IC hallmarks

  • Owner-operator of the full stack: I write the code AND deploy it AND debug it in prod
  • Documentation as a deliverable (runbooks · migration playbooks · ADRs)
  • Pair-mentoring peer devs · code review · ad-hoc planning input
  • No sprint management, no people-management — senior IC by choice
04Experience
Jul 2023 — Present 3 yrs · Remote

Senior Software Engineer

LEXX (formerly Phoenix TS) · Federal-contractor IT services firm (cybersecurity / IT / leadership training · serving US universities and government agencies)

Senior IC on a small distributed team owning an enterprise learning platform (LEXX Online · formerly Cyber Phoenix), a marketing/training site (LEXX Live · formerly Phoenix TS), and an OpenCart bookstore.

  • Authored the workforce-development portal plugin powering the UConn Digital Frontiers Academy partnership (9 DB tables · custom Authorize.net checkout · Zoho Creator sync) — hundreds of registrations live
  • Designed GitLab CI → rsync → LiteSpeed Docker production deploy with maintenance-mode fail-safe
  • Hardened mu-plugins: dashboard install lockdown · REST user-enum disabled · programmatic permission self-healing
  • Modernized LMS: bulk certificate generation with NASBA metadata · EU/Japan/Korea time-zone correctness · course-clone factory
  • Led a database-level brand consolidation (LEXX rebrand): 9 idempotent rounds · 225 tables · ~770 row updates · full audit trail preserved
Apr 2020 — Jul 2023 3 yrs 3 mo · Remote

Full-Stack Web Developer

Fahrenheit Marketing · high-end Austin-based agency · senior contributor across portfolio

Senior full-stack contributor across an Austin agency's portfolio of high-revenue B2C/B2B brands, government transportation agencies, NASDAQ-listed companies, and large non-profits. Pair-mentored junior devs.

  • PepsiCo Recycling ($94B / $204B-mkt-cap Fortune-50 multinational · 306K employees): Custom Elementor widgets + React.js for the recycling resource library
  • QuikTrip ($11B+ convenience + fuel chain · 1,100+ stores · 17 states · ~31K employees): Custom Elementor widgets + ACF page templates · React + jQuery interop
  • Microvast (NASDAQ-listed Li-ion battery manufacturer): Real-time stock-quote + chart widgets on IR pages · PHP + React + NASDAQ Webservice API
  • TransCore (US tolling + ITS contractor) — built platforms for Maryland Transportation Authority ($761M+ annual toll revenue · 9 facilities), LA Metro (305M+ annual rides · 1,440 mi of bus routes), and NC QuickPass (statewide toll-collection): WP + ACF + jQuery
  • Lammes Candies, Northern Reflections, Barlow's Tackle, Portacool: BigCommerce Stencil storefronts · payment customization (BC ↔ PayPal) · hybrid WP+BC architectures
  • Healthy Pet Austin: Laravel proxy API consuming Lightspeed POS · React embedded into Shopify theme — real-time local-store inventory
  • Right Decisions Right Now (anti-tobacco non-profit): WordPress CMS · Symfony front-end · GraphQL between them
  • Krauss Real Property (18th-century-mansion brokerage): Headless WP · React.js front-end · ACF-as-CMS · REST + GraphQL
  • EliteCEU (millions of US professional certifications): Custom-coded WP+WC LMS · MySQL schema extensions · Docker-driven chronological jobs · custom admin dashboards
  • Texas Alliance for Life, Eight-M, Blackridge TX, McCar Companies, Holistic Planning, Agri-Empresa, Lonestar Distribution, Superior Packaging, Solnexus Chemical: Custom-templated WP+ACF · custom Job Applications · SOAP/REST integrations
  • Contributed ~70% of Fahrenheit Marketing's own website layout revamp in 2023 — main structure · custom page templates · the exclusive honeycomb homepage animation
Jan 2017 — Feb 2020 3 yrs 1 mo

Web Developer Analyst

Lepard Digital → Grupo Lunelli · fashion conglomerate · 817 employees · 5 countries

Full-stack e-commerce work across 8 B2C and 1 B2B virtual storefronts on a proprietary platform. Marketing-integration focus: Salesforce Marketing Cloud, ERP, payment APIs, shipping carriers, custom promo/discount engines.

2013 — 2016 3 yrs

Professor of Educational Technology

State Department of Education

Public-school informatics teacher and infrastructure lead across multiple schools. Foundational experience in teaching, mentorship, and human relationships that still shapes my engineering communication.

05Community
2025 · WordPress

WordCamp US 2025 — Volunteer

Portland, Oregon · USA

Traveled from Brazil to volunteer at the largest WordPress conference in the US. First WordCamp ever, on the volunteer track — giving back to the ecosystem that has shaped 12+ years of career.

2025 · Local meetup

Devs do Paranhana 7th edition — Co-organizer

FACCAT · Taquara · RS

Helped organize the 7th edition of the regional dev meetup — 150+ attendees, talks spanning LLMs, Apache Pinot, software design, AI. Volunteer-driven community event.

06What people say

"Working with Matt has been one of the greatest privileges of my career. Matt is a true WordPress virtuoso. His ability to troubleshoot complex issues with calm precision is something I deeply admire. I recommend Matt without reservation."

Henry Tanaka · Junior dev mentee · Fahrenheit Marketing

"We had critical issues affecting the primary system we needed to do our jobs — Matt was always available to fix any problem so that there was no interruption in service. The most professional, dedicated, meticulous team player it has been my pleasure to work with."

Christine Gestiehr · Operations partner · database rollout

"Matt Galdino — what you built here is going to change how people grow in their careers."

07Education
2025 — in progress

MBA · Technology for Business: AI, Data Science & Big Data

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

2016 — 2019

Major's Degree · Informatics

UNIASSELVI · Centro Universitário Leonardo da Vinci

2009 — 2012

Technologist's Degree · Internet Systems Technology

Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI)

08Contact

Let's connect.

Always happy to exchange ideas with good engineers and interesting people.

LinkedIn /in/mattgaldino