# Austin Kwong

> Head of Studio @ Nex

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/austinkwong

Personal Website: http://www.augustinekwong.com

## Work Experience
### Head of Studio @ Nex
Jan 2024 – Present | San Jose, California, United States

### Lead Software Engineer @ Nex
Jan 2019 – Present | San Jose, California
- Led creation of Apple Watch companion for HomeCourt from design, prototyping, and production App store release. Time to market was 2.5 months. As of 2024, over 1.9million workout sessions tracked with Apple Watch companion.

- Revised existing app experience into a streamlined fitness hub for demographics demand testing. Reached over 100k DAU. Communicated with design and marketing on positioning, server resources provisioning, App Store submission and release, and analytics integration to fulfill learning agenda.

- Developed analytics-driven features end-to-end, including: user profiles and shared accounts, onboarding, COPPA compliance verification flow, and data visualization + optimizations. Client-side UI with PureLayout, ReactiveX, and MVVM framework (Swift). Backend functionality using Google Firestore (Node.JS, JavaScript/TypeScript).

- Project lead on development of Party Fowl, a computer vision powered AR-game with over 30+ unique minigames for iOS, Android and NEX Playground with an average of 2,000 DAU across platforms.

### Software Developer Co-op @ Hootsuite
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | 5 E 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1R6
Android Development on Core Mobile Team
Scala Development on Core Mobile Team

### Teaching Assistant @ The University of British Columbia
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
Led labs and held office hours, explaining computing concepts in familiar terms. 
CPSC 110 - Computation, Programs, and Programming
Functional programming in DrRacket
CPSC 121 - Models of Computation
Discrete mathematics and basic computer circuitry
CPSC 213 - Introduction to Computer Systems
Low-level computing theory in SM213, a simplified assembly learning language

### Ice Skating Instructor @ Richmond Olympic Oval
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Richmond, Canada

### Supervisor @ Wun2Free Entertainment
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016
Oversight of over 40+ employees and 20+ game stalls. Developed leadership and problem-solving skills. Public speaking and customer service skills were vital in promoting a fun and safe work environment. Logistics of nightly operations required assiduous organization and forward planning skills.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Combined Major in Computer Science and Statistics
The University of British Columbia

### Sir Winston Churchill Secondary


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/augustinekwong
- Portfolio: http://augustinekwong.com
- GitHub: http://github.com/augudyne

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Last updated: 2026-03-31