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Matthew Lategan

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Matthew Lategan sitting on a rock at the coast

about me

Hello, I'm Matthew — a something(?) engineer based in South Africa with a passion for making and breaking things, namely rather expensive bits of infrastructure and dreams. I enjoy working on the big things — words like cluster, scale, and architecture make me extremely happy and nervous.

When I'm not causing or fixing P1 outages, I like to pretend I can do useful things with my hands. Some home-brewing stuff, some home-server stuff, and fiddling with things I shouldn't like my house electrics and plumbing. I also like causing home-grown service outages by hitting my server with a hammer or breaking DNS records on the router. I also like gardening and a select genre of books.

projects → get in touch →

experience

  1. Present

    Platform Engineer

    BBD

    IDK :) im staring July 01 2026

  2. 2024 – 2026

    Junior Engineering Consultant

    Tangent Solutions <3

    I did a bunch of things. Its hard even to describe my role. I did code, cloud, kubernetes, AI, coffee, making friends, and horsing around. A formative experience I can't believe I was lucky enough to have.

  3. 2000 – 2023

    Chief Mud-Slinger

    South African Mud Association

    I made key contributions to the theory and practice of hydrated soil projectile (HSP) engineering. Main areas of focus: HSP ballistics and trajectory modeling, composition refinement, supply chain optimization, and Human-Mud interaction studies.

stack

languages
python · typescript · go · bash · sql · hcl
cloud
aws · terraform · cloudformation · ecs · lambda · cloudfront · rds · route 53
devops
docker · kubernetes · helm · github actions · ci/cd · git
backend
node.js · fastapi · postgresql · redis · rest · graphql
frontend
astro · react · html · css
tools
linux · vim · vs code · postman
◈ projects → ◈ bookmarks → ◈ reading list → ◈ contact →

recent posts

Hard Lemon Soda - Part 2

Creating the stock variety of the hard lemon soda. The base for all future variations.

  • #brewing
  • #diy
  • #hobby

Hard Lemon Soda - Kicking off

Kicking off a hard lemon soda brewing project and a brief history of my brewing disasters

  • #brewing
  • #diy
  • #hobby

Hello, World

A bit about this site

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  • #aws
  • #terraform
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