Summary
Austin Hodges is a Senior Software Engineer in Seattle with eight years of experience building low-level input systems and imaging solutions. At Microsoft he engineers Windows spatial input (mouse, touch, pen, touchpad) and co-authored HID standards for devices like Surface Dial, eye trackers, and haptic touchpads, blending product-facing design with hardware interoperability. His background in image processing and code optimization includes iris recognition research and porting algorithms to resource-constrained embedded Unix boards, giving him a strong systems-to-embedded perspective. Proficient in C++, Java, and Android development, he also has hands-on experience with autonomous vehicle control from an Android platform through Lockheed Martin collaborations. Known for turning complex sensor and image problems into efficient, production-ready implementations, he favors pragmatic, standards-driven solutions that bridge hardware and software.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Southern Methodist University