About Me

Hey, I’m Austin

Staff Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience building full-stack web applications, cloud-native backends, and the occasional robot. I’ve shipped browser extensions, mobile apps, AI-native products, and revenue-generating APIs — and I’ve led the teams behind them.

Currently building with AI-native architectures and working across the AWS ecosystem. I like solving hard infrastructure problems and turning proof-of-concepts into production systems.

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

Highlights

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

Beyond the Keyboard

Endurance Sports — Triathlete, marathon and half-marathon runner
Maker — 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC, and woodworking
Electronics — Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP32, home automation
D&D — Yes, I roll dice and do voices

Certifications & Education

AWS Certified Developer — Associate (2023-2026)
CompTIA Project+ (2022)
ITIL Foundation (2022)
Scrum Fundamentals Certified (2021)
B.S. Computer Science — Western Governors University