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.
8 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 (63)
web-vitals9
javascript9
cdp9
react-hot-toast9
react-firebase-hooks9
ab-testing9
python9
data-warehouse9
feature-flags9
react9
chat-application8
session-replay8
react-suspense8
typescript8
posthog8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ahoward2/personal-dashboard
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
Composable personal dashboard. 🔌
Contributions:23 commits, 33 PRs, 62 pushes in 4 months
reactnestjsjavascriptcomposablereact-location
rocket-science-core/core
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Core rocket science libraries
Contributions:61 commits, 42 PRs, 40 pushes in 13 days
rocketsciencerocket-science
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