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Mathew Uckele

Full-Stack Software Engineer & Product Builder

I build reliable full-stack applications at the intersection of software, AI, automation, and real business workflows. My background in enterprise sales and customer-facing operations shapes how I turn complex requirements into useful products.

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Engineering judgment,
grounded in customer reality.

I design and build complete products: interfaces, APIs, data models, AI workflows, authentication, testing, deployment, and operational tooling. Years spent in sales, lending, training, and client strategy also taught me how to discover the real problem, communicate tradeoffs, and build for the people doing the work.

  • Full-stack product development
  • AI-enabled workflows with guardrails
  • Customer and stakeholder communication

Capabilities

Technical capabilities

Product engineering
TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, MUI, responsive interfaces
Backend & APIs
Node.js, Express, Python, FastAPI, Django, REST integrations
Data & identity
PostgreSQL, Prisma, MongoDB, Mongoose, SQLite, authentication, authorization
AI systems
Structured outputs, provider abstraction, retrieval and citations, evaluations, human approval
Reliability & delivery
Automated testing, Playwright, GitHub Actions, Docker, Fly.io, Vercel, AWS, monitoring and recovery

I bring the same discipline to discovery, requirements, and stakeholder communication that I bring to architecture and implementation.

Experience

Customer context is part of the engineering.

  1. Built & Kept

    Founder & Full-Stack Web Developer · Part-Time / Pre-Launch

    — Present

    Building a web-development venture focused on responsive, maintainable websites and practical digital systems for small and midsize businesses. Designed and launched UckeleGroup.com while developing repeatable workflows for discovery, requirements gathering, implementation, deployment, documentation, and ongoing maintenance.

    Visit Built & Kept View UckeleGroup.com

  2. Tripadvisor

    Business Development Executive

    —

    Managed and expanded 50+ client relationships, built pipeline, and presented strategies to executives and operators. Ranked among top global performers, improved customer ROI by 18% through upsell opportunities, and worked with engineering teams on Salesforce CRM improvements.

  3. Better Mortgage

    Licensed Mortgage Loan Originator

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    Guided customers through regulated, complex workflows; improved NPI scores by 50%, reduced suspension rates by 25%, improved closing efficiency by 34% through cross-functional work, and trained new loan officers.

  4. Wayfair

    Sales Innovation Specialist; Specialized Sales Representative

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    Built product training, led virtual enablement, used Tableau and sales data to shape initiatives, collaborated with product and engineering on CRM improvements, and grew specialized categories by 50% quarter over quarter.

Earlier projects

Built through iteration

Earlier projects show the foundation: data modeling, collaborative delivery, authentication, responsive interfaces, and production deployment.

  1. House Hunter

    A Django application for comparing home listings side by side.

    Python · Django · PostgreSQL · Docker · AWS

    GitHubLive site

  2. Ride & Fly

    A collaborative airport ride-sharing application with a React client and REST API.

    React · MUI · Node.js · Express · MongoDB

    FrontendBackendLive site

  3. Tasty Trove

    A full-stack recipe application with account authentication and recipe management.

    React · Node.js · Express · MongoDB · Passport

    GitHubLive site

Education

Education

General Assembly

Software Engineering Immersive

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500+ hour intensive program covering product development, object-oriented programming, MVC frameworks, data modeling, and collaborative software development.

SUNY Albany

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration

Contact

Let’s build something useful

I’m interested in full-stack engineering and technical customer-facing roles where product judgment, communication, and hands-on implementation all matter.