Dougal Matthews

Dougal Matthews is a Senior Software Engineer with a diverse background in backend development and cloud computing. Currently at Grafana Labs since November 2022, Dougal previously held senior engineering positions at Aiven and Curve, contributing to core platform enhancements and payment processing systems, respectively. Experience includes working on Metal-As-A-Service at Canonical, OpenStack projects at Red Hat, and backend systems development with Python at Artirix. Dougal also operated as an independent software consultant for five years, collaborating with various development teams. Early career experience consists of a junior role at FlexiScale Technologies. Dougal holds a Master's degree in Computer Software Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University.