# Austin Cawley-Edwards > Engineering, Data Streaming Platform @ Confluent Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/austincawleyedwards I've co-founded Immerok to build the fully managed Apache Flink cloud service for real-time stream processing applications at any scale, and have fun doing it. I'm a talented engineer with a proven ability to build, deploy, and operate real-time data systems. I am results-driven, specialized in Kubernetes, Apache Flink, and messaging systems. I'm excellent with CI/ CD and help make every team and community I work in more efficient. I love digging down into the tools I use and learning from the people who build them. Conference Talks: * Flink Forward Virtual Conference 2020: Reliable, Real-Time AI with the Ververica Platform + a Kubernetes Operator in a Growing Startup * Flink Forward Global Virtual: Getting Started with Flink for Small Teams w/ RabbitMQ and Kubernetes * Kong Summit 2020: Day 0 to Day 2 With Kuma, Helm and Kubernetes Open Source contributions: * Apache Flink * kumahq/kuma (maintainer) (CNCF Sandbox) * more on GitHub! Other Online Places: * https://github.com/austince * https://medium.com/@austin.ce * https://observablehq.com/@austince ## Work Experience ### Principal Software Engineer @ Confluent Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States ### Staff Software Engineer @ Confluent Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | New York City Metropolitan Area ### Co-Founder @ immerok Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States Immerok is a leading contributor to Apache Flink® and on a mission to provide the best experience for building, running, and supporting Apache Flink in the cloud. ### Tech Lead, Cloud @ Ververica | Original creators of Apache Flink® Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 ### Sr. Software Engineer @ Ververica | Original creators of Apache Flink® Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 ### Tech Lead, Data Platform @ FinTech Studios Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 ### Senior Software Engineer @ FinTech Studios Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Greater New York City Area I transitioned into leading the data side of the FinTech Studios platform, managing a team of 3 engineers ranging from new college grads to experienced senior engineers. We develop and deploy a large part of the FTS ecosystem, working with Product and clients to provide universal access to our most valuable resource: data. Accomplishments: * Architected and led the implementation of the core data ingestion system as a replacement of a legacy monolithic Node.js application * Built on top of AWS, Kubernetes, Apache Flink, and RabbitMQ * Handles ~1 million documents per day * Gave a talk at the first-ever virtual Flink Forward, Apache Flink's official conference, on a homegrown Kubernetes Operator * Created a system for managing Ontologies in AWS Neptune, with accompanying visualizations on Observablehq * Helped to reduce our AWS bill ~30%, generated reports, and spec'd out further areas of improvement ### Software Engineer @ FinTech Studios Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Full stack web + data engineer building tools to make sense of the financial world. ### Community Organizer + Hackathon Co-Founder @ Stevens Venture Center Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | 221 River Street, Hoboken NJ Co-founder of a series of hackathons centered around entrepreneurship and solving real-world problems with the Stevens Venture Center. * The hackathons were held bi-annually, amassing more than 300 applicants and 100 participants with high rates of returning participants. * Created and gave breakout sessions on topics including Technical Foundations of the Web, Web APIs, Speech-to-Text, The Qualities of a Good Presentation, and more. * Helped created and organize a hackathon focused on Digital Healthcare. Worked with various sponsors, judges, and mentors to build a highly educational and inspiring weekend. ### Web Development Course Assistant @ Stevens Institute of Technology Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Hoboken, New Jersey CS 146: Introduction to Web Development Taught students the basics of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Graded assignments, gave meaningful feedback, and helped restructure towards a project-driven curriculum. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Kargo Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | New York, New York Worked as a Full-Stack engineer within a core engineering team. Used Angular, Node + Express, and MySQL to help create innovative ad-buying experiences. Developed using an Agile workflow, taking ownership of tickets, and integrating closely with Product, Project Management, and QA teams. Achievements: - designed, user-tested, and implemented a major upgrade to an internal DevOps dashboard. - upgraded an internal Angular library to be fully AOT compilation compliant and up to industry best practices. Brought build times down by 90%. - shipped code day 1! Continued to do so through the 8 weeks, becoming a full-functioning team member by the end. ### Prep Chef + Farmhand + Wine Making Assistant @ La Garagista Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Barnard, Vermont ## Education ### Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Computer Science Stevens Institute of Technology Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 ### Woodstock Union High School Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 ### Scientifique Lycée Bagatelle Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/austince - GitHub: https://github.com/austince --- Source: https://flows.cv/austincawleyedwards JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/austincawleyedwards/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23