Matthew Ostrowski

Software Development Engineer Tokyo, Japan

Software Development Engineer with 6 years of experience architecting and delivering scalable cloud-based systems at enterprise scale. Proven track record at Amazon building high-impact services processing thousands of daily requests across 67 countries. Organization-wide hackathon winner leveraging AI to automate workflows. Skilled in AWS infrastructure, full-stack development, and leading cross-functional teams in agile environments. Business-level Japanese proficiency (JLPT N2).

Experience

Amazon

Software Development Engineer II

Boston, MA

Dec 2021 – Jan 2025
  • Led 3 engineers to architect API Gateway and Lambda middleware (Kotlin, Python) bridging new and legacy onboarding systems, enabling phased regional rollout with automatic rollback for ~1–2K new candidates ingested weekly out of ~7K corporate hires
  • Won first place in an organization-wide hackathon by building an AI-powered ticket triage system that categorized and auto-responded to support requests using AWS Bedrock, Lambda, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, React, and TypeScript
  • Led an 8-person cross-functional team as Scrum Master to ship a personal information management portal on AtoZ serving 1.5M employees, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations across 67 countries
  • Designed a DynamoDB single-table data model with an OpenSearch analytics pipeline for long-term storage, supporting an onboarding system tracking ~15,000 concurrent candidates across 13 contingencies
  • Developed a notification engine using DynamoDB, Lambda, and SNS that calculated and dispatched 80,000 reminder alerts within 6 months to employees with incomplete life events
  • Engineered an automated document verification pipeline processing 2,000+ requests over 6 months at 90% accuracy, enforcing data privacy regulations across 67 countries

The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank

Software Developer I

Hyannis, MA

Apr 2019 – Dec 2021
  • Engineered a full CI/CD pipeline from development to production with automated regression testing using GitLab Runner, xUnit, and bUnit, reducing deployment risk and accelerating release cycles
  • Saved over $2,500 annually by designing multiple C# automation programs to replace licensed software, including a real-time ATM status monitoring tool running at one-minute intervals

Projects

1st Place Hackathon

AI Ticket Triage System

Built an AI-powered system that categorized and auto-responded to support requests. Won first place in an organization-wide hackathon.

AWS BedrockLambdaDynamoDBReactTypeScript
1.5M Users

AtoZ Employee Portal

Led an 8-person cross-functional team to ship a personal information management portal serving 1.5M employees with compliance across 67 countries.

ScrumCross-functionalComplianceFull-stack
80K Alerts

Notification Engine

Designed and developed a reminder system that calculated and dispatched 80,000 alerts to employees with incomplete life events over 6 months.

DynamoDBLambdaSNSEvent-driven
90% Accuracy

Document Verification Pipeline

Engineered an automated pipeline processing 2,000+ verification requests at 90% accuracy, enforcing data privacy regulations across 67 countries.

AutomationData PrivacyMLPython

Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS BedrockAPI GatewayLambdaDynamoDBSNSSQSS3AthenaQuickSightGlueOpenSearchCI/CD Pipelines

Languages

KotlinPythonJavaC#SQLTypeScriptJavaScriptHTMLCSS

Frameworks & Tools

AWS CDK/SDKReactGitGitLabGitLab Runner

Methodologies

Agile/ScrumWaterfallSecure DevelopmentETL Design

Education

Apr 2025 – Present

Japanese Language School

Intensive Japanese Language Program

Tokyo, Japan

  • Full-time study toward advanced Japanese proficiency
  • JLPT N2 certified
March 2019

University of California, Davis

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Davis, CA

  • GPA: 3.52
  • Dean's List: Spring 2016, Fall 2017

Get in Touch

Currently studying Japanese in Tokyo and open to new opportunities. Feel free to reach out.

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