About

Matt Deakin is a highly experienced professional in the field of software testing and quality assurance. With over 23 years of relevant experience, he has worked with some of the most renowned companies in the industry. Currently serving as the COO of GovFriend, Matt is responsible for ensuring the smooth functioning of the company's operations. Before joining GovFriend, Matt worked with SoFi, where he held various positions, including Staff QA Engineer and Performance Engineer. During his tenure at SoFi, Matt played a crucial role in the development and testing of the company's products. He was responsible for creating, maintaining, running, and reporting on test automation, as well as conducting end-to-end and exploratory testing of all SoFi products. Matt also influenced product design decisions by calling out issues before they were even built. Matt's expertise in performance testing and infrastructure mapping was instrumental in the successful launch of SoFi Money, Invest, and Football Stadium announcement. He also worked closely with other business analysts, development teams, and infrastructure specialists to deliver high availability solutions for mission-critical applications. Matt's education background includes a degree from West High, where he completed his schooling in 1997. His technical skills include test automation, QA, SDET, product design, Android, iOS, mobile, web, infra, New Relic, microservices, DevOps, and integration. Matt is a dedicated and results-driven professional who takes pride in his work. He has a track record of increasing velocity sprint over sprint, successful sales demonstrations, and the implementation of projects. His experience and expertise make him a valuable asset to any organization.