About

Matthew Dornfeld is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Reddit and Co-founder at First Order Labs. With over 6 years of relevant experience, he specializes in solving problems related to crypt assets and algorithmic trading using machine learning. At Reddit, Matthew leads the machine learning infrastructure for Reddit ads, ensuring that the platform's advertising system is efficient and effective. He is also involved in the hiring process for the machine learning team at Reddit. As the Co-founder and Head of Engineering at First Order Labs, Matthew worked on building crypto assets and algorithmic trading problems. He was responsible for managing the engineering team and ensuring that the products were delivered on time and within budget. Prior to this, Matthew was an Engineering Manager for Machine Learning at Capital One, where he built and managed a team of 8. The team worked on a product for Capital One data scientists and engineers to train machine learning models and build data pipelines at scale. Matthew holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Physics from Rockefeller University and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics from the State University of New York at Binghamton. His technical skills include expertise in ML, Senior Software Engineering, and infra. Matthew is a highly skilled machine learning engineer who is always looking for new challenges and opportunities to grow.