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    <title>Blog & Resume - Matthew Robin | Software Engineer</title>
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            <h1>Matthew Robin</h1>
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                <p>925-550-7522</p>
                <p><a href="mailto:ratthewrobin@gmail.com" class="resume-link">ratthewrobin@gmail.com</a></p>
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                    <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-robin/" target="_blank" class="resume-link">LinkedIn</a> |
                    <a href="https://github.com/mrobin88" target="_blank" class="resume-link">GitHub</a>
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            <h2>Experience</h2>

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                <h3>Google — Contract Software Engineer</h3>
                <p class="resume-date">Nov 2024 – Apr 2025 (6-month contract)</p>
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                    <li>System Maintenance: Debugged and maintained resource management tools using Angular and TypeScript.</li>
                    <li>Testing: Wrote Python scripts for testing database efficiency; set up automated cron jobs for internal dashboards.</li>
                    <li>Documentation: Contributed to internal technical documentation and supported existing production systems.</li>
                    <li>Infrastructure: Supported service rollout processes on platforms.</li>
                    <li>Learning: Golang microservices and gRPC communication patterns, internals.</li>
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                <h3>Peer Resources — Software Engineer</h3>
                <p class="resume-date">Jan 2023 – Nov 2024 (transit to volunteer)</p>
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                    <li>Maintenance: Supported full-stack web applications, focusing on bug fixes and minor feature enhancements.</li>
                    <li>Platform Management: Maintained organizational websites using Squarespace and Google Workspace tools.</li>
                    <li>Testing Support: Contributed to testing efforts and maintained test suites for internal applications.</li>
                    <li>Operations: Helped maintain operational dashboards and basic internal monitoring systems.</li>
                    <li>Network Administration: Configured and maintained internal Linux servers; supported small office network setups.</li>
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                <h3>YouTube — Software Developer</h3>
                <p class="resume-date">Nov 2021 – Jan 2023</p>
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                    <li>Frontend Development: Worked on internal applications using Angular, TypeScript, and some Java components.</li>
                    <li>System Integration: CI/CD pipelines and service integrations on internal infrastructure (GCP).</li>
                    <li>Quality Support: Participated in testing processes and helped identify performance issues.</li>
                    <li>Learning & Growth: Gained experience with large-scale enterprise systems and deployment practices.</li>
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                <h3>Mission Hiring Hall — Web Developer</h3>
                <p class="resume-date">Feb 2020 – Nov 2021</p>
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                    <li>System Integration: Helped integrate software with existing systems and hardware.</li>
                    <li>Deployment Support: Assisted with basic AWS CodePipeline and CodeBuild setups for automated deployments.</li>
                    <li>Database Work: Built client database entry systems using Python, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.</li>
                    <li>Server Maintenance: Managed Linux Ubuntu servers and supported internal networking.</li>
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                <h3>Toca Boca — Web Developer</h3>
                <p class="resume-date">Jan 2016 – Dec 2017</p>
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                    <li>Web Development: Built web applications using Node.js and jQuery with basic data visualization features.</li>
                    <li>UI Development: Designed user interfaces focusing on usability and UX.</li>
                    <li>Linux Environment: Developed primarily in Ubuntu Linux.</li>
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            <h2>Education</h2>
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                    <li>Berkeley City College — Mathematics & Computer Science Associate degree</li>
                    <li>The General Assembly — Software Engineering Immersive</li>
                    <li>V School — Engineering Bootcamp</li>
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            <h2>Services</h2>
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                    <strong>Custom CRM Development:</strong> I build custom CRM tools tailored to your organization's needs.
                    Example: <a href="services.html" class="resume-link">Client MHH Database and Admin Tool</a> —
                    a custom CRM system built for Mission Hiring Hall.
                    <a href="services.html" class="resume-link">Learn more about my CRM services →</a>
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            <h1>Blog</h1>

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                <h2>What I'm Working On</h2>
                <p class="blog-date">2025</p>
                <p>
                    Currently exploring new technologies and side projects. Building small things,
                    breaking them, fixing them. The usual cycle. Sometimes I write about it here.
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                <h2>Work Stuff</h2>
                <p class="blog-date">2024</p>
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                    Spent time at Google working on resource management tools. Learned a lot about
                    large-scale systems, microservices, and the reality of maintaining production code.
                    Also learned that debugging at scale is a different beast entirely.
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                <h2>Random Thoughts</h2>
                <p class="blog-date">2024</p>
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                    Most of my time outside work is spent on games, skateboarding, music, movies,
                    and driving around. Not particularly exciting, but it keeps me sane.
                    Sometimes I build things for fun, sometimes I don't. Depends on the day.
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