Austin Howard

About Austin Howard

I’m a software engineer with 4+ years of experience building and supporting production systems, working across backend microservices, full‑stack application development, and L2 incident response. Most of my experience has been in fast‑moving, customer‑facing environments, where reliability, clear communication, and thoughtful engineering really matter.I’ve worked extensively with.NET, TypeScript, and React, with a strong focus on microservices, REST APIs, and cloud‑based distributed systems on Azure. I’ve been closely involved in production reliability and incident response, as well as improving observability, CI/CD workflows, containerized systems, and asynchronous messaging to help teams ship safely and confidently.Just as important to me is how we work together. I’m a collaborative, team‑first engineer who genuinely enjoys working with others — whether that’s pairing through a problem, helping unblock a teammate, or jumping in during an incident to get things back on track. I take pride in being approachable and dependable, and I try to bring a calm, supportive presence even in high‑pressure situations.On school nights I have a great time playing Mario Kart with my kids and on the weekends my family and I can usually be found hanging out at one of the many parks, playgrounds or kid-friendly events in the Austin, TX area. When we\'ve hired a babysitter, you\'ll likely catch us at a show in the Red River district.

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Hexaware Technologies

   Jan 2026 — Present

Education

• App Academy

  Full Stack Software Engineering

  2020 — 2021