# Austin Houk > Software Engineer Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/austinhouk Pragmatic Full Stack Software Engineer with 9 years of experience building and scaling production web platforms. Experienced leading teams, owning architecture, and delivering complex high impact user facing features. I value continuous learning and staying up to date with evolving tools and best practices to improve how I build and ship software. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Jenius Bank Jan 2023 – Present • Led the development of a new digital banking web platform built with TypeScript and NextJS from ideation to production. • Architected a modular micro frontend system using Webpack Module Federation, enabling 4 teams to ship independently and reducing cross-team deployment coordination overhead. • Implemented state management across modules using Apollo GraphQL, optimizing data fetching, caching, and performance. • Built a reusable UI component library to ensure consistency across micro frontends, improving development speed and maintainability. ### Software Engineer @ Stoa Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States • Led a team of 6 engineers in the development of a new pricing application for evaluating potential "fix-and-flip" properties, reducing the time required for analysts to determine cash offers. • Built a Backend GraphQL API using Node.Js, TypeScript, NestJS, TypeORM, and PostgreSQL for a secure, stable, and highly scalable application. • Created a responsive user interface with React, TypeScript, Vite, Material UI, and Urql. • Performed code reviews ensuring code quality and best practices, and mentoring junior engineers. • Collaborated with product managers to gather requirements and breakdown large features into technical stories that met the business needs. • Worked with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient integration with multiple products in the ecosystem using Agile methodologies. ### Software Engineer @ Woz U - Education. Reprogrammed. Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Phoenix, Arizona Area • Led the development of the user interface for Woz-U's multi-tenant education-as-a-service learning management system for offering a programming curriculum online. • Modern SPA built with React, Redux, TypeScript, WebSockets, and JSS (CSS in JS solution). • Built a separate component library to publish shared components as an NPM package. • Developed a white labeled theming solution for serving multiple clients. • Setup and implemented an end-to-end testing suite via Cypress. • Implemented changes to meet WCAG accessibility requirements. • Created a desktop Electron application for authoring course content and activities. • Built a separate lead generating quiz application backed by Firebase. ### Structural Engineer @ STARLING MADISON LOFQUIST Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 • Designed building structures and developed detailed plans and calculation packages. • Managed multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, meeting with clients to discuss their needs and ensure their satisfaction. • Ensured projects were completed on time and met the client's and code specifications. • Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams consisting of architects, contractors, and engineers. ### Graduate Assistant @ The University of Arizona Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 ### Undergraduate Researcher (REU) @ George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 ## Education ### Master of Science (M.S.) in Civil Engineering University of Arizona Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 ### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Civil Engineering University of Arizona Jan 2009 – Jan 2013 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ahouk - GitHub: https://github.com/houkah26/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/austinhouk JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/austinhouk/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22