Austin Young is a software engineer with 11 years of experience who blends a theoretical mathematics background with practical systems engineering to build reliable backend and distributed systems. Based in Berkeley, he has shipped production software at Microsoft and Uber Freight, led technical initiatives at BlocPower, and most recently founded pixie.codes to turn QR codes into programmable art before joining Cerebras Systems. He thrives at the intersection of research-minded problem solving and pragmatic delivery, often translating mathematical intuition into clean, maintainable code. Known for moving fluidly between individual contributor and technical lead roles, he brings startup grit and enterprise discipline to complex engineering challenges.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics, Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics at Reed College
Contributions:3 PRs, 44 pushes, 2 branches in 7 years 7 months
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Austin Young - Software Engineer at Cerebras Systems