Top Talent like Matthew are on Pangea
Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.Matthew Chan
Innovative Software Engineer and Startup Co-Founder
Software engineer with extensive experience in early-stage startups, specializing in building products from zero to one across various domains including supply chain, Web3, and data science. Proven track record in generating revenue, contributing to significant sales, and participating in successful fundraising efforts. Passionate about exploring the latest technologies and pushing the boundaries of innovation.
Work History
1
Co-Founder
1234LabsA
Founding Software Engineer
AtomicAug 2023 - Nov 2024 • 1 yr 4 mos- 1st engineer and hire at a supply chain inventory management startup - Built the initial product from 0 to 1, helped the company go from $0 -> $300K in ARR, 10+ customers (Cometeer, Oobli, Made In, etc) and raise a seed round - Worked on frontend, backend, infrastructure, data pipelines, and time series forecasting simulations - Funded and incubated by DVx ventures: https://www.dvx.ventures/S
Founding Engineer
Stealth StartupJan 2023 - Jun 2023 • 6 mos- 2nd engineer built wallet infrastructure, payments (KYC, fiat <-> crypto), frontend, backend & smart contracts - Early stage Web3 start-up focused on wallet infrastructure (account abstraction & onboarding) - Start-up raised $2.1M for their seed round and eventually failedC
Gap year
Career BreakJan 2022 - Dec 2022 • 1 yrTook a year to explore my passions in tech and life. - Completed a Solidity bootcamp (https://0xmacro.com/fellowship) - Contract work for Deloitte and other companies - Built a prototype Web3 messaging application that was used to raise a pre-seed (https://www.hyperbolic.xyz/). The startup eventually raised $20M - Traded crypto and made a return of over six figures. - Attended ETH Denver, ETH Lisbon, and ETH NYC hackathons - Rock climbed a ton, surfed, solo traveled around Europe and the USZ
Co-Founder
ZyphrSep 2020 - Dec 2021 • 1 yr 4 mos- Generated over $400K CAD in revenue and $320K CAD in profit, while enrolled in a full course load - Decided to explore other industries and technologies. Sold my portion of the company. - Clients included: Google, Jane Street, Virgin Hyperloop, UC San Diego, Albemarle, HydroQuebec, Renaissance Macroeconomics, Deloitte and many more - Learn more about Zyphr: https://www.zyphr.ca/P
Solutions Engineer
PlotlyMar 2019 - Apr 2020 • 1 yr 2 mos- First solutions engineer. Learnt how to build fast, talk to customers and close enterprise sales. Wore multiple hats from sales engineering, customer success, and software engineering. - Worked closely with the co-founders, account executives, software engineers and customers. - Contributed to $4M in sales, renewals, and services. - Led 5 figure workshops to data scientists and engineers at Shell, British Petroleum, Albemarle, Boehringer Ingelheim, Hyperloop, and more. - Built and helped customers take their Python web applications from 0 to 1. Designed SQL and noSQL databases, caching (Redis), message passing (Celery), data cleaning/optimization, CI and CD tooling, and more.N
Software Developer Intern
Nuance CommunicationsJan 2019 - Mar 2019 • 3 mos- Built an Android application used to tune and validate NLP models used by car manufacturers (BMW, Daimler, etc)P
Intern Software Engineer
PlotlySep 2018 - Dec 2018 • 4 mos- Worked on an open-source Python library for bioinformatics and drug development for Dash (Dash Bio) - Added a chromosome visualization feature (Ideogram), with help from a member of the Broad Institute - Added a circular visualization graph (Circos) commonly used for visualizing genomic alterationsP
Intern Engineer
PlotlyMay 2018 - Aug 2018 • 4 mos- Worked on a closed source data acquisition library for Dash (Dash DAQ) - Built 10+ dashboards and wired hardware devices such as: multimeter, stepper motor, PID controller, Arduino robot, robotic arm, etc.W
Junior Materials Technician Intern
WoodMay 2017 - Jun 2017 • 2 mosMaterial testing lab QA. Switched from mechanical to electrical engineering.Education
T
The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Electrical EngineeringHow Pangea Works
Effortlessly discover top talent
We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.Start working with talent today
The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.Track work and invoices in one place
Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!Talk with a Talent Expert
Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
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Innovative Software Engineer and Startup Co-Founder
Software engineer with extensive experience in early-stage startups, specializing in building products from zero to one across various domains including supply chain, Web3, and data science. Proven track record in generating revenue, contributing to significant sales, and participating in successful fundraising efforts. Passionate about exploring the latest technologies and pushing the boundaries of innovation.
Talk with a Talent Expert
Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.Available NowBook a Call
Top Talent like Matthew are on Pangea
Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.Matthew Chan
Work History
1
Co-Founder
1234LabsA
Founding Software Engineer
AtomicAug 2023 - Nov 2024 • 1 yr 4 mos- 1st engineer and hire at a supply chain inventory management startup - Built the initial product from 0 to 1, helped the company go from $0 -> $300K in ARR, 10+ customers (Cometeer, Oobli, Made In, etc) and raise a seed round - Worked on frontend, backend, infrastructure, data pipelines, and time series forecasting simulations - Funded and incubated by DVx ventures: https://www.dvx.ventures/S
Founding Engineer
Stealth StartupJan 2023 - Jun 2023 • 6 mos- 2nd engineer built wallet infrastructure, payments (KYC, fiat <-> crypto), frontend, backend & smart contracts - Early stage Web3 start-up focused on wallet infrastructure (account abstraction & onboarding) - Start-up raised $2.1M for their seed round and eventually failedC
Gap year
Career BreakJan 2022 - Dec 2022 • 1 yrTook a year to explore my passions in tech and life. - Completed a Solidity bootcamp (https://0xmacro.com/fellowship) - Contract work for Deloitte and other companies - Built a prototype Web3 messaging application that was used to raise a pre-seed (https://www.hyperbolic.xyz/). The startup eventually raised $20M - Traded crypto and made a return of over six figures. - Attended ETH Denver, ETH Lisbon, and ETH NYC hackathons - Rock climbed a ton, surfed, solo traveled around Europe and the USZ
Co-Founder
ZyphrSep 2020 - Dec 2021 • 1 yr 4 mos- Generated over $400K CAD in revenue and $320K CAD in profit, while enrolled in a full course load - Decided to explore other industries and technologies. Sold my portion of the company. - Clients included: Google, Jane Street, Virgin Hyperloop, UC San Diego, Albemarle, HydroQuebec, Renaissance Macroeconomics, Deloitte and many more - Learn more about Zyphr: https://www.zyphr.ca/P
Solutions Engineer
PlotlyMar 2019 - Apr 2020 • 1 yr 2 mos- First solutions engineer. Learnt how to build fast, talk to customers and close enterprise sales. Wore multiple hats from sales engineering, customer success, and software engineering. - Worked closely with the co-founders, account executives, software engineers and customers. - Contributed to $4M in sales, renewals, and services. - Led 5 figure workshops to data scientists and engineers at Shell, British Petroleum, Albemarle, Boehringer Ingelheim, Hyperloop, and more. - Built and helped customers take their Python web applications from 0 to 1. Designed SQL and noSQL databases, caching (Redis), message passing (Celery), data cleaning/optimization, CI and CD tooling, and more.N
Software Developer Intern
Nuance CommunicationsJan 2019 - Mar 2019 • 3 mos- Built an Android application used to tune and validate NLP models used by car manufacturers (BMW, Daimler, etc)P
Intern Software Engineer
PlotlySep 2018 - Dec 2018 • 4 mos- Worked on an open-source Python library for bioinformatics and drug development for Dash (Dash Bio) - Added a chromosome visualization feature (Ideogram), with help from a member of the Broad Institute - Added a circular visualization graph (Circos) commonly used for visualizing genomic alterationsP
Intern Engineer
PlotlyMay 2018 - Aug 2018 • 4 mos- Worked on a closed source data acquisition library for Dash (Dash DAQ) - Built 10+ dashboards and wired hardware devices such as: multimeter, stepper motor, PID controller, Arduino robot, robotic arm, etc.W
Junior Materials Technician Intern
WoodMay 2017 - Jun 2017 • 2 mosMaterial testing lab QA. Switched from mechanical to electrical engineering.Education
T
The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Electrical EngineeringHow Pangea Works
Effortlessly discover top talent
We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.Start working with talent today
The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.Track work and invoices in one place
Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!Talk with a Talent Expert
Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.Available NowBook a Call
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