Austin Howard
Senior Software Engineer at Old Well Labs
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAustin Howard is a Senior Software Engineer based in Charlotte, North Carolina with eight years of experience building practical, production-ready systems across finance, retail, and startups. Currently at Old Well Labs after senior roles at Ally and Lowe's, he focuses on shipping durable software while minimizing friction for teams—his GitHub motto “Less meetings plz” hints at a bias for asynchronous, high-impact work. He holds a BS in Computer Science from UNC Asheville and brings a pragmatic full-stack mindset informed by hands-on product delivery. Known for building "OWL" projects, Austin combines rapid iteration with long-term maintainability, prioritizing clear interfaces and reliable automation. Colleagues value his ability to turn ambiguous requirements into concrete deliverables and to streamline processes that slow engineering velocity.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of North Carolina Asheville
Github Skills (54)
firebase-authentication9
socket-io9
react-firebase-hooks9
data-warehouse9
firebase-realtime-database9
feature-flags9
firebase-storage9
react9
firebase-database9
firebase8
python8
nestjs8
session-replay8
slack8
websocket8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ahoward2/zod-modfed
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Example application demonstrating remote module ts support and zod validation.
Contributions:60 commits, 3 PRs, 39 pushes in 11 days
zodmodule-federationreactstyled-components
ahoward2/nest-react-websockets
Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
Real-time chat application with NestJS websockets and a React frontend.
Contributions:73 commits, 8 PRs, 58 pushes in 1 month
frontendnestnestjsreactwebsocket
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