Pacific ocean shipping and supply chain logistics operator
Matson is a century-old ocean shipping company operating across the Pacific, now investing heavily in infrastructure and operational modernization. The hiring surge is weighted toward interns and finance roles—a signal of systems overhaul and compliance tightening—while the tech-stack adoption pattern (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Jenkins, Prometheus) reveals a shift toward cloud-native infrastructure and observability. Core pain points center on cost control, schedule reliability, and tax/compliance complexity, all directly addressable through the active projects (predictive analysis for operations, workflow optimization, tax compliance system rollout).
Matson operates ocean freight and supply chain services across the Pacific, with primary routes serving Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, and the South Pacific, plus major Asia-U.S. West Coast corridors. The company is a public carrier with subsidiaries in terminals and logistics; its business spans intermodal transport, warehousing, and full-service supply chain solutions for shippers dependent on Pacific trade. With over 1,000 employees based in Honolulu, Matson manages vessel fleets, port operations, and inland logistics networks—a capital- and compliance-intensive operation that requires continuous investment in maintenance, scheduling systems, and regulatory adherence.
Core stack: AWS (RDS, ECS, EKS, Lambda), Python, Java, C#, Tableau, Power BI, Workday. Recently adopting: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana for infrastructure automation and observability.
Honolulu, Hawaii. Matson was founded in 1882 and remains based in Hawaii, operating as a public company with 1,001–5,000 employees.
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