Matt Burnett

What I do

I work primarily with TypeScript, React, and Node.js, with additional experience in Go, SQL, cloud infrastructure, and software architecture. I like solving hard, foundational problems—building developer platforms, modernizing legacy systems, and making software that runs reliably.

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• Shopify2025–2026

  Internal AI Platform

  Internal LibreChat application and LLM developer tooling adopted daily by thousands of Shopify employees.

• Shopify2021–2025

  Checkout Extensibility

  Checkout Editor architecture and secure tracking script injection system built with React and TypeScript.

• Open Source22K MAU

  Portaler

  Real-time collaborative mapping platform handling 15M requests for Albion Online on a $30/mo Hetzner server.

• What did I actually do at Shopify?

  Oct 8, 2026 · 8 min

• Nine Brains, One Giant Rat, and a Million Credits: A Mothership 1e Mission Report

  Jun 6, 2025 · 5 min

• The Inside Story of How I Accidentally Became Responsible for Shopify’s Internal AI Chat

  Jun 3, 2025 · 5 min