Who the hell is Matthew Hotchen?

I build software and talk to people. Sometimes I make money doing these things.

Engineering leader with 10+ years of experience architecting, building, and scaling critical systems in high-growth startups and enterprise environments.

Core contributor at Pelago Health (YC-backed, market leader in addiction treatment), helping drive the company from Angel round to profitability and HITRUST/SOC2 compliance.

Specialist in event-driven architectures, AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, high-scale backend systems, and security.

Proven track record of leading high-performing engineering teams, delivering platforms from zero-to-one, and contributing directly to company growth, fundraising, and acquisition outcomes.

Technical breadth spans backend, infrastructure, security, data pipelines, and leadership across startups and multinational organizations.