Matthew Cherry is a Senior Software Engineer currently at CarbonChain since August 2025. Previous roles include Software Engineer positions at Ankar AI and Mystic AI, as well as a Backend Engineer role at Monzo Bank. Matthew also has experience as a Software Engineer at Prodigy Finance and as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services. Matthew obtained a Master's degree in Neuroevolutionary Algorithms, an Honours degree in Computer Science, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science, all from the University of Cape Town. Matthew completed secondary education at St Dominic's Priory High School.