Ryan Hannigan
Backend Engineering Manager at ProphetX
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRyan Hannigan is a backend engineering manager with 8 years of experience building software systems informed by a physics PhD and hands-on development at CERN. He blends research-grade problem solving with pragmatic engineering, having moved from firmware and software roles at CERN into principal engineering for autonomous solutions and now managing backend teams. Based in Austin, he also teaches as a lecturer at UT Austin, bridging academic rigor with production delivery. Ryan is skilled at turning complex, data- and timing-sensitive systems into reliable services and is comfortable leading cross-functional teams through ambiguous technical challenges. Colleagues know him for a curious, experimental mindset—part scientist, part pragmatist—and an unexpected fondness for cream soda. His background makes him particularly adept at domains where physics, firmware, and backend infrastructure intersect.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Mathematics and Physics, Bachelor's degree Mathematics and Physics at University of HoustonDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Physics at The University of Texas at Austin
Github Skills (17)
physics10
wolfram-language10
geometry9
visualization9
python9
mathematics9
statistics9
alice9
interpreter8
parallel8
machine-learning7
data-analysis7
cling6
big-data5
simulation3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
rhanniga/rhanniga.github.io
Apr 2019 - Sep 2025
repo for my website!
Contributions:3 PRs, 37 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 5 months
rhanniga/lambda-over-hadron
Feb 2020 - Mar 2023
Contributions:9 commits, 265 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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