Building AI products that are useful, usable & sustainable.

AI Product Engineer Remote

I bridge AI, design & engineering to turn emerging technology into products people can actually use.

What I Do

AI Product Engineering
Agentic Workflows & Developer Experience
UX Engineering & Design Systems
Frontend Architecture
Technical Leadership

Experience

AI Product Development at DataSpring

AI product engineering, frontend architecture, and team enablement

Shipped production AI-powered provider search for enterprise health-plan customers, including RAG-based specialty matching, enriched provider data, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, and interactive mapping. Built agentic development workflows with Claude Code, Azure DevOps, Jira, and Figma MCP; supported enterprise AI tooling adoption, React Native mobile delivery, design systems, accessibility, and secure platform modernization.

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ReactAI Product DevelopmentDesign SystemsUX EngineeringTechnical LeadershipReact Native

RFD Checker

Figma plugin for Ready-for-Dev audits

Built as part of an agentic design-to-development workflow at DataSpring, RFD Checker audits a selected Figma frame against a Ready-for-Dev checklist and tells you, in seconds, whether it's actually ready to hand to engineering — or where it'll break when translated to code. Checks design tokens, component mapping, layout & responsiveness, handoff hygiene, and accessibility. First-class support for Material UI and design tokens/variables. Private by design — everything runs locally on your selection.

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Figma PluginDesign SystemsMaterial UIDesign TokensHandoff

Projects

Can I Surf Today?

Hyperlocal AI-powered surf report

A modern take on local surf reports, this tool gathers realtime buoy, tide and weather data and produces a stoke-filled surf report written by a friendly, knowledgeable AI surfer for quick, fun and informed decisions – without needing a PhD in meteorology.

Read today's report

Next.jsVercel AI SDKNOAA/Open-Meteo APIsNeonBun

HANG LAB

iOS/WatchOS hangboard training app

A tool for climbers to break through plateaus by increasing finger strength through scientifically proven hangboard routines. Currently built in Swift - fully integrated with Healthkit with precise haptics - with a cross-platform rewrite in React Native on the horizon.

Join the TestFlight Beta

SwiftSwiftUIHealthKitWatchKitSiriKitHaptics

Experiments

Business Bingo D U S T Grounded Sui Sans Typeface Chart Generator Plugin Design Standards Plugin Get Layer Text Plugin Short Scories Vinyly Photobooth

Skills

Applied AI Engineering

Shipping production AI features: Building usable AI-enabled interfaces, workflows, and development patterns for product teams.

AI UX & Design Systems

Pattern‑driven AI interfaces: clarity, explainability, feedback loops, and accessibility.

Next‑Gen Frontend Architecture

Streaming, realtime collaboration, local‑first sync, and high‑performance visualization.

Core Frontend

Solid fundamentals for reliable, scalable interfaces.

Tooling & Ops

Developer experience, observability, and delivery tuned for AI features and fast iteration.

Testing & Quality

AI evaluation frameworks, AI testing strategies, accessibility validation, frontend quality practices, architecture reviews, and production readiness.

APIs, Data & Platforms

APIs and data plumbing that power retrieval, streaming, and realtime UX.

Process & Collaboration

Engineering enablement, AI governance, security review preparation, vendor collaboration, technical leadership, and process design.

Tools

I care more about what tools enable than the tools themselves—but I'm always experimenting and refining my workflow to build better software.

Selected Clients

A range of organizations I've helped ship better products — from enterprise platforms to early-stage tools.

Testimonials

Matt has a wonderful ability to tackle complex challenges with simple creative solutions. He's trustworthy, reliable, and a smart designer. You may regret some things in life, but you'll never regret hiring Matt.

Ben Stafford

Co-owner and Designer

Foxmeadow Creative

Working with Matt makes me excited to push my own performance—his great attitude and communication are contagious.

Corinne Beyer

UX Design Manager

CAQH

Matt is an innovator and problem solver. Working with him was seamless and his input enhanced our project technically and creatively.

Andrew Hochradel

Career Center Content Manager

Adobe

Matt has a skill set which can be hard to find in a creative team member — he's a graphic designer, UX designer, and a developer. This background and mix of talents makes him a thoughtful resource and an asset to any organization or client he works for.

Dan Draper

Designer

Dan Draper Design

Matt cares deeply.

Titus Smith

IXD Program Director

University of Kansas

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