Matt Cielecki

About Me

CTO - JibJab

Founder - Akorda Technical Solutions

Background

Matt Cielecki is the CTO at JibJab, one of the world's leading providers in personalized eCards. He is also the founder of Akorda Technical Solutions, a technical advisory and consulting company. Matt has over 14 years of experience in software, being a part of high-caliber teams both as an individual contributor and leader.

When I am not coding, you can find me exploring new technologies, playing music, video games, or sharing my knowledge through writing and mentoring.

Skills & Technologies

Frontend

  • React / Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • HTML / CSS

Backend

  • Node.js
  • Python
  • PostgreSQL
  • REST APIs

Tools

  • Git
  • VS Code
  • Docker
  • AWS

Design

  • Figma
  • Adobe XD
  • UI/UX Design
  • Prototyping

Experience

CTO

2019 - Present
JibJabLos Angeles, CA

Leading JibJab's technology organization, overseeing product development, infrastructure, and engineering teams while driving technical strategy and innovation.

ReactNode.jsRuby on RailsRedisAWSPostgreSQLMongoDBiOSAndroid
  • Launched Starring You AI
  • Successful Acquisition of ReadYourStory
  • Launched JibJab Invites

Sr. Director of Engineering

2018 - 2019
DustLos Angeles, CA

Lead Mark Cuban's messaging app, Dust, as a Sr. Director of Engineering

Node.jsiOSSocket.ioAWSRedis
  • Co-Author of our provisional patent "Messaging System and Method Utilizing Volatile Memory."
  • Integration of full CI/CD pipeline, decrasing development cycle time
  • Lead migration of Dust 4 to Dust 5, coordinating backend migrations with iOS and Android app launches

Sr. Engineering Manager

2015 - 2017
JibJabLos Angeles, CA

Lead the mobile team at JibJab, launching multiple products and winning multiple awards

iOSAndroid
  • The Storybots iOS app won a 2017 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Interactive Media - Enhancement to a Daytime Program, and is a 2017 Webby Award Honoree
  • The JibJab iOS app was presented at the Apple WWDC 2016 keynote by Craig Federighi
  • Launched a new products Gomoji, JibJab Camera, and GifGab, which were all featured in the App Store by Apple

Software Engineer

2013 - 2015
Cornerstone OnDemandLos Angeles, CA

Work with a large development team, project managers, and clients, to build and maintain a large-scale web application for one of the largest SaaS companies in the world, that has over 22 million users

.NETSQL ServerC#JavaScriptJQueryCSSHTML
  • Winner of Cornerstone's 2015 Hackathon, which included 60+ teams from around the world
  • Selected to be on CI/CD and Coding standards councils
  • 70-minute talk on the past, present, and future of Artificial Intelligence.

Software Engineer

2012 - 2013
American Gaming SystemsLas Vegas, NV

Develop, and Design Class III and Class II machines, wide-area progressives, and specialty games.

C++CWindowsOpenGL
  • Launched several new Class III and Class II machines video slot machines, played by millions of people in Las Vegas casinos

Software Engineer

2011 - 2012
FidessaNew York, NY

Work within the Product Development and Support team to design, develop and test new product functionality

C++CJava,WindowsTCL
  • Selected to be on Gatekeeper team, which is the team that reviews all new C++ code that is submitted to the codebase