Austin Hughes is a Senior Manager of Software Engineering with 12 years of experience leading and scaling teams across SaaS and security-focused products. He progressed from early engineering and quality roles through senior IC positions to engineering management at Salesloft, demonstrating strong delivery and people leadership in the Atlanta metro area. His background includes hands-on development at geospatial and analytics startups (Geofeedia, Topo.ai) and work on operationally critical systems at Crisis24, giving him deep experience in building reliable, production-grade services. Known for translating product needs into pragmatic technical roadmaps, he balances architectural judgment with a coach-first management style. Based in Alpharetta, GA, he brings startup agility and enterprise discipline to cross-functional teams and often mentors engineers on career growth and systems thinking. An under-the-radar strength is his consistent internal progression—moving from intern and quality roles into senior engineering and management—indicating strong adaptability and long-term impact.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Software Engineering, Bachelor's Degree Software Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University
Contributions:83 pushes, 8 branches in 4 years 5 months
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Austin Hughes - Senior Manager, Software Engineering at Salesloft