Hey, I'm Austin

Staff Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience building full-stack web applications, cloud-native backends, and the occasional robot.

What I’m Working With

Backend & Cloud

TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, AWS, Terraform, Docker, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, GraphQL

Frontend

Next.js, React, Angular, HTML5, CSS3

Testing & DevOps

Jest, Vitest, Playwright, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI

AI Native

Currently building with AI-native architectures and documenting the journey.

AI-Native Product Launch — Helped build and ship an AI-native MVP with sophisticated Twilio telephony integration as part of a small, high-performing team
Platform Architecture — Led a tiger team migrating 10+ teams off a legacy Java platform to a modern, containerized architecture on AWS ECS with Apollo GraphQL
Revenue-Generating API — Built a backend API from the ground up that enabled third-party integrations and was sold as a service
Legacy Modernization — Migrated a legacy ASP.NET application to Angular, overhauling the UI/UX
Team Leadership — Led frontend engineering teams of 5+, ran sprint planning, code reviews, and mentored junior engineers

Endurance Sports

Triathlete, marathon and half-marathon runner. I swim, bike, and run — sometimes all three in the same day.

Maker

3D printing, laser cutting, CNC, and woodworking. I like building things I can hold.

Electronics

Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP32 — home automation, sensors, and whatever else I can wire up.

D&D

Yes, I roll dice and do voices.