Summary
Eugene Lynch is a software engineer and attorney assistant with 11 years of multidisciplinary experience building production web systems, leading engineering teams, and litigating for criminal justice reform. He has led a seven-person team modernizing VA.gov, co-founded a 24/7 hotline platform linking arrestees to counsel, and shipped fintech integrations and ML-enabled payroll tools to simplify pre-tax benefits for working Americans. Equally comfortable in code and courtrooms, he has supported post-conviction and appellate work for public defender offices while contributing technical solutions for nonprofits and startups. His background includes hands-on engineering at JPL on microfluidic life-detection instruments and teaching bootcamp curricula, a mix that surfaces in pragmatic, human-centered product design. Based in Newark, NJ, he brings a rare blend of full-stack engineering, legal advocacy, and public-sector modernization experience.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development Immersive, Web Development Immersive at Dev Academy Aotearoa
Bachelor of Science (BS) Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (BS) Chemistry at University of California, Berkeley
College of the Canyons
Doctor of Law - JD, Doctor of Law - JD at City University of New York School of Law
Russian, English