This was a great conversation with a former Geological Engineer turned Software Developer. Mat is a Canadian who recently took advantage of the shift to remote work.  He's enjoying the good life with a slower pace of life, outside of the city.  Mat talks about his background in his former career.  The impetus to make a switch. Going back to school for Data Science before landing on Software. Mat found his niche in the Scala community and makes his living writing mostly functional code.  

You can connect with Mat on Twitter at @mat4nier

Here's the article Mat references: The Rent Versus Buy of Career Growth

Mat' was featured in "Real" Engineering vs. Software Development