Austin Butler is a Senior Software Engineer II based in Los Angeles with 11 years of experience building reliable production systems across full-stack and operations-focused roles. He transitioned from hands-on NOC and live-ops work into software engineering at Riot Games, where he automated maintenance and multi-game status systems that saved hundreds of hours annually and supported 34 languages including RTL. Now at Mercury he continues full-stack work on payments/cards, blending frontend TypeScript/React with backend Python services and cloud tooling. Known for turning operational pain points into automated, scalable products, he brings a pragmatic engineering mindset informed by years protecting user experience in real-time systems.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts Film and Electronic Arts, Bachelor of Arts Film and Electronic Arts at California State University, Long Beach
Associate of Arts (A.A.) Cinematography and Film/Video Production, Associate of Arts (A.A.) Cinematography and Film/Video Production at Palomar College
Contributions:17 commits, 3 PRs, 22 pushes in 5 years 2 months
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