2023–now
Tools for Humanity
Engineering Manager, Fleet Management
Joined as the first Fleet Management engineer; later defined team mission, ownership boundaries, and technical direction as Engineering Manager.
San Francisco, California
Matthew Paul
Engineering leader building systems for connected devices, AI infrastructure, and real-world operations.
I've spent my career turning messy physical-world problems into working software. I thrive when the constraints are real, the answer is unclear, and choosing what to build matters as much as building it.
I'm excited to lead engineering where robotics, AI infrastructure, and physical systems converge.
Portfolio
Selected projects
Selected systems, open-source, and founder work—what I built, why it mattered, and what I learned.
01Systems case studyDeployed hardware · Fleet systemsOperational ReadinessA domain signal for whether deployed hardware could complete its customer workflow, not merely whether it was connected.02Data platform case studyDistributed systems · Cross-team dataMaking Data Products RebuildableA shared platform that kept canonical data durable while downstream data products became flexible, replayable, and recoverable.03Open-source productAWS IoT · Public open sourceAWS IoT Device ClientThe public C++ device-side agent for AWS IoT Jobs, Secure Tunneling, logging, and fleet workflows.04Creative engineeringYoungworldCannaverseA product-authentication platform that's grown to roughly 40,000 users and 80,000 authenticated products.
Perspective
How I work
The principles I use to cut through ambiguity, build with purpose, and help teams move.
About
Beyond the work
Outside work means jazz house and coffee with my wife, science fiction, and e-biking across San Francisco with both kids in tow—usually toward lunch.
I admire people who act through fear, learn from others, and grow enough to change the outcome. That's why I love Dune and Red Rising.
Experience
The short version. The projects above tell the bigger stories.
2022–2023
Youngworld
Founder / Senior Software Engineer
Built products and systems under direct client, product, and operating pressure.
2021–2022
Amazon
Software Development Engineer
Prototype device software, MQTT, AWS IoT, sensor integrations, video, and ML data collection.
2020–2021
Amazon Web Services
Software Development Engineer, AWS IoT
Led the public AWS IoT Device Client across device workflows, C++, diagnostics, and operations.
2016–2020
Booz Allen Hamilton
Lead Software Engineer
Android, embedded, mobile, and data systems, alongside technical and team leadership.