Matt Hobbs

Matt Hobbs

As an experienced Frontend Developer for many years, now turned Full-time Engineering Manager, I enjoy building and nurturing teams to reach their maximum potential.

I’m an advocate for building websites that are open and inclusive for all users, this requires using Progressive Enhancement, and examining Accessibility and Web Performance during the build process. My personal blog can be found here

Twitter: @TheRealNooshu

Biographies for publication

Short biography

As an experienced Frontend Developer for many years, now turned Full-time Engineering Manager, I enjoy building and nurturing teams to reach their maximum potential.

I’m an advocate for building websites that are open and inclusive for all users, this requires using Progressive Enhancement, and examining Accessibility and Web Performance during the build process.

My positive and flexible attitude to challenges, combined with a passion for achieving results through analysis and creative thinking, makes me an experienced asset to any technical team.

I have experience of public speaking at conferences and have been involved in several Podcasts on Website performance.

Full biography

As an experienced Frontend Developer for many years, now turned Full-time Engineering Manager, I enjoy building and nurturing teams to reach their maximum potential.

I’m an advocate for building websites that are open and inclusive for all users, this requires using Progressive Enhancement, and examining Accessibility and Web Performance during the build process.

My positive and flexible attitude to challenges, combined with a passion for achieving results through analysis and creative thinking, makes me an experienced asset to any technical team.

I have experience of public speaking at conferences and have been involved in several Podcasts on Website performance.

I enjoy writing blog posts about Web Performance and publish them on my personal blog, and have written many improvements to GOV.UK and related guidance(e.g. the Service Manual & GDS Service Standard).

Furthermore, I enjoy making websites that are fast, and teaching others how to achieve this too. This often involves auditing, planning, setting team and community strategy and communicating between multiple teams and levels of management.

In April 2021, I was diagnosed with a grade 3 brain tumour (named Gary). I endured 7 hours of open-head brain surgery, 33 rounds of radiotherapy, and 4 cycles of chemotherapy, before making a complete recovery and starting work again in the January 2022. This has been an incredibly challenging and unique journey. I feel my resilience and strength of character has been hugely instrumental in the success of my recovery, and will continue to shape my career in the years to come.

In the past, I’ve had experience developing and deploying websites using WordPress, Drupal, MODx, Symfony, Sitecore, Umbraco and Adobe AEM.