Johnny Austin
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Summary
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SeniorJohnny Austin is a seasoned technology leader specializing in product-led engineering and scalable fintech and proptech platforms. He currently serves as Vice President of Engineering at Upwell, where he guides an AI-powered accounts receivable transformation for transportation and logistics. Previously, as CTO of Till (acquired by Best Egg), he built and scaled the Flexible Rent platform to 6 million units, built a 25-person team, and helped achieve SOC 2 Type II compliance within six months, ultimately leading the acquisition and 97% staff retention. Earlier at Mapbox, he directed the Navigation engineering organization, delivering a 5x ARR uplift and a 50% improvement in ETA accuracy. He also contributes as a Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners and hosts the Executive Runtime Podcast, combining deep technical leadership with startup execution and mentorship. Based in Washington, DC, his career spans government contracting, enterprise fintech, and AI-powered financial platforms, reflecting a rare blend of hands-on delivery and strategic scaling.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (145)
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node-postgres10
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javascript10
linux10
browser10
nodered10
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music10
ajax10
zap10
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Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
recursivefunk/plae
Jan 2015 - Mar 2019
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch, 1 issue in 4 years 2 months
istrategylabs/gennifer
Jan 2015 - Apr 2017
Contributions:2 PRs, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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