Summary
Austin Tinkel is a software developer with eight years of experience building and maintaining production systems, currently contributing at the Washington Employment Security Department. He has deep experience with legacy and specialized stacks—Cache Object Script, C#, XML—and a track record of shipping features and fixes in Agile teams at Finvi. Austin blends hands-on engineering with product-focused collaboration, regularly consulting with product directors and quality teams to translate client needs into reliable releases. His background includes applied R&D work for the FBI and VR game development at Ball State, showing an ability to tackle both mission-critical tooling and immersive user experiences. A published tabletop and video game designer, he brings a game-designer’s curiosity to problem solving and user interaction. Based in Seattle, he pairs practical legacy-code expertise with a creative drive rooted in TTRPGs and interactive media.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Ball State University