Matt Fair

About Matt Fair

Executive SummarySoftware Engineer building high-performance, mission-critical systems across security, national labs, finance, robotics, and AI. Strengths in low‑latency architectures, real‑time data pipelines, embedded firmware, and cloud‑native microservices. Proven leader driving projects from design to deployment with clear communication and predictable delivery.Core SkillsProgramming LanguagesC, C++(modern & legacy), Python, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, OCamlCloud & DevOpsKubernetes, Ray, Kafka, Docker, AWS, Terraform/CDKDatabases & StoragePostgreSQL (PGVector, TimescaleDB), MySQL, SQLServer, SQLite; binary serialization (Protobuf); durability & back-pressure patternsEmbedded SystemsSTM32 (F4, G4), ARM Cortex-M, ChibiOS, Bare-Metal HALAI/ML & DSPReinforcement Learning (Gymnasium, dm_control, Ray RLlib), RAG/LLMs, PID, inverse kinematics, sensor fusion, SLAM, Structure from Motion (SfM)Systems Programming & PerformanceMultithreading and synchronization; debugging with gdb/lldb, perf, eBPF/bcc/bpftrace, valgrind, strace/ltrace, flamegraphsDebugging & Performancegdb/lldb, perf, eBPF/bcc/bpftrace, valgrind, strace/ltrace, flamegraphsNetworking & ProtocolsTCP/UDP, REST/gRPC (Protobuf), CAN (DroneCAN), SPI, I²C, UARTCI/CD & Build ToolsCMake, Ninja, Git/GitHub, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArtifactoryTesting FrameworksGTest/GMock, PyTest, Ceedling, CMock, UnitySoftware Development PracticesDesign reviews, requirements & estimation, SDLC, postmortems/RCAs, observability (metrics/logs/traces)Trading & FinanceOptions, Futures, Commodities Trading, Algorithmic & High Frequency Trading

Experience

1. Staff Perception Engineer

   Saronic Technologies

   Dec 2025 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Member of the autonomy team

Education

• University of Minnesota Morris

  BA, Computer Science

  1999 — 2004

• Stanford University

  NDO, Computer Science

  2008 — 2009

Skills

• Xunit
• Cloud Computing
• Parallel Computing
• Agile
• Linux
• C
• Programming
• Software Design
• Market Data
• Aws
• Java
• Machine Learning
• Scientific Computing
• Cmake
• C++
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Trading Systems
• Fix
• Game Engines
• Functional Programming
• Algorithms
• Build Automation
• Trading System Development
• Futures
• Oop
• Multithreading
• Continuous Integration
• Unit Testing
• Pair Programming
• Team Leadership
• Trading Psychology
• Design Patterns
• Extreme Programming
• Distributed Systems
• Software Engineering
• Trading
• Agile Testing
• Web Services
• Object Oriented Design