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Matthew McCorry

.Net and TypeScript Developer

Matthew Stephen McCorry

mccorry@gmail.com – https://mccorry.dev – 07851 326402
23 Dale Crescent, Brighton, BN1 8NT
British Citizenship, Irish Citizenship, South Korean F6 Visa eligible

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Expert .NET/C# Developer with 14+ years of hands-on experience building scalable, high-performance back-end systems using Microsoft technologies. Deep expertise in C#, .NET Core (up to .NET 8), async/multithreading, RESTful APIs, microservices, and SQL Server for large datasets. 8+ years incorporating TypeScript/React in full-stack contexts, plus functional programming influences from F# personal projects. Proven track record in financial services and banking environments, including risk management, trading-related systems, and legacy refactoring to improve performance and maintainability.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Languages: C# (expert, including low-level/multithreading/concurrency), F#, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES10+), SQL, Python
  • Frameworks: .NET 8/Core, ASP.NET Core, MVC Core, Entity Framework, Dapper, ADO.NET, NServiceBus, Identity Server, Roslyn, xUnit, Fluent Assertions
  • Databases & Data: SQL Server (querying, schema design, large-scale ETL/processing), CosmosDB, Table/Azure Storage, SQLite
  • Architecture & Patterns: Microservices, CQRS, DDD, Asynchronous Programming, RESTful APIs, Real-time/Data-driven Systems, Performance Tuning/Refactoring
  • Tools & Platforms: Visual Studio, VS Code, ReSharper, Git/GitHub/GitLab, Azure (Functions, Service Bus), AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, NGINX/IIS, Jenkins/CircleCI/Octopus
  • Testing & Other: SpecFlow, Jest, Webpack, Bootstrap/Bulma

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Developer November 2024 – Present
Peoples Pension – https://thepeoplespension.co.uk Crawley

  • Architected and delivered a scalable .NET Core integration for the government Pension Dashboard using Azure Functions and Azure Service Bus.
  • Designed and implemented robust, compliant RESTful connectivity with comprehensive SpecFlow integration testing aligned to government schemas.
  • Focused on performance, reliability, and maintainability in a high-stakes financial environment.
  • Automated Azure infrastructure deployments using Bicep IaC for Service Bus namespaces, queues, and supporting resources, integrated with Azure DevOps pipelines for consistent, repeatable, and compliant provisioning in a regulated financial environment.

Senior Developer, Front Office November 2022 – November 2024
T Rowe Price – https://www.troweprice.com London

  • Developed and enhanced internal risk management applications for investment operations, including React/TypeScript dashboards and daily reporting integrated with MSCI services.
  • Built scalable back-end components using .NET Core, AWS Functions, AWS SQS, and AWS to improve real-time visibility and reporting accuracy in a banking/finance context.
  • Handled async processing and data-driven workflows for high-volume financial data.
  • Deployed and managed serverless .NET Core components on AWS Lambda triggered by AWS SQS, with automated CI/CD deployments, CloudWatch monitoring for metrics/logs/alarms, and alerting to ensure high availability and real-time visibility into financial risk data processing.

Full Stack Developer August 2021 – September 2022
Essenys – https://www.essensys.tech London

Maintained and extended legacy .NET Framework office management system with new features and integrations (Stripe, GoCardless, Ezeep).

Front End Developer July 2020 – July 2021
Auk Technologies – https://www.auktechnology.com London

Contributed to financial trading platforms: legacy Vue 2 inflation trading system, Angular 2 gas trading platform, and greenfield React-based cryptocurrency trading system.

Back End Developer December 2019 – June 2020
Mindshare (WPP) – https://www.mindshareworld.com London

Developed microservices in an Agile environment mixing .NET Framework, .NET Core, and React/TypeScript UIs for large-scale internal marketing/finance-adjacent applications.

Senior Developer June 2019 – December 2019
IQVIA – https://www.iqvia.com Brighton

  • Migrated legacy MVC applications to containerised .NET Core services with React front-ends.
  • Refactored brownfield codebases to modern standards, improving performance, maintainability, and delivery speed for querying large medical datasets.

Developer December 2016 – June 2019
Benchmark Capital – https://www.creative-technologies.co.uk Brighton

  • Maintained legacy WebForms applications and led greenfield client portal project using React/TypeScript front-end, custom API, and Identity Server 4 authentication.
  • Implemented Service-Oriented Architecture with NServiceBus 6 for reliable messaging in financial services.
  • Pioneered company’s adoption of React/TypeScript with best practices for scalable, maintainable code.

Senior Developer January 2016 – December 2016
Into University Partnerships – https://www.intoglobal.com Brighton

React/Angular + Django for E-Learning tools.

Developer January 2015 – December 2015
TLM Nexus – https://www.tlmnexus.com Brighton

Rewrote legacy WebForms military system to modular MVC.

Project Engineer February 2011 – December 2015
Gendis – https://www.gendis.co.uk Brighton

Built MVC 3/IoT/cloud access control system on AWS with MQTT.

English Teacher September 2008 – September 2010
Seoul, South Korea

Junior Developer June 2006 – June 2007
Gabriel Scientific – https://www.gabriel.co.uk Manchester

EDUCATION

Intermediate Korean Language Course – September 2010 – November 2010
Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea

BA (Hons) 1st, Computing Science with Industrial Experience – September 2004 – June 2008
University of Manchester

A-Levels, September 2002 – June 2004
Farnborough 6th From College

CERTIFICATIONS

SAFe Agile 4.5, October 2018 – October 2019
https://scaledagile.com

COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIPS

  • AsyncJS, Brighton
  • Alt.Net, Brighton

PERSONAL PROJECTS

I have a number of personal projects I have been working on:

REFERENCES

References are available on request.