Summary
Matt Davis is a Senior Engineering Manager with 12 years of experience modernizing cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and security practices across mission-driven and commercial organizations. He’s led and grown SRE and DevSecOps teams, driving AWS infrastructure security, patching standards, and cost reductions while partnering closely with Product, Security, and Compliance stakeholders. Known as a trusted, psychologically safe manager, he mentors senior engineers and fosters diverse, forward-thinking engineering cultures through candid, proactive communication. His hands-on background ranges from building Infrastructure-as-Code and scalable data pipelines to instituting SecOps and audit-ready operational standards. Based in New York, he blends a pragmatic operator mindset with an uncommon theatre background, which informs his clear communication and cross-functional collaboration. Now at Regard, he continues to translate complex technical requirements into practical, auditable solutions that scale.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BA Theater, BA Theater at Bard College
Recurse Center (née Hacker School)