# Austin Larson

> Software Engineer @ Ava Labs

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/austinlarson

I recently graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Master's in Computer Science from the Whiting School of Engineering. I currently work on Avalanche's custom EVM implementation in Go, integrating Firewood, an in-house Merkleized database in Rust. I love to talk cryptography and statistics with anyone who will listen!

Check out my paper estimating dark matter halo mass in simulated galaxies using CNNs and GNNs!
https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.13735

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Ava Labs
Jan 2025 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Software Engineer Intern @ Microsoft
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Redmond, Washington, United States
•	Developed a core telemetry data pipeline to reduce processing time for business metrics by more than 80%.
•	Created interface to standardize queries for data scientists accessing aggregated device data across Windows.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Microsoft
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Redmond, Washington, United States
•	Designed an internal service to supply email notifications for status changes based on user feedback.
•	Gained experience with Azure resources including Containers, Service Principals, Data Factory, and KQL.
•	Implemented a full-stack React.js service by integrating related solutions to solve a novel problem.

### Outdoor Pursuits Instructor @ The Johns Hopkins University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States
•	Led university students on weekend hiking and climbing trips.
•	Required extensive risk management, project planning, and first aid training.
•	As Pre-Orientation Director, oversaw planning and execution of several week-long outdoor trips with new students.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Amazon
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States
•	Prototyped complete back-end service for Amazon Care to automate clinicians’ workflows.
•	Gained experience with AWS resources including Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, and Fargate.
•	Earned “Most Innovative Intern Project” for Amazon Care.

### CIRCUIT Fellow @ The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Laurel, Maryland, United States
•	Participated in a year-long, intensive artificial intelligence research experience focused on leadership development and mission-driven cohort-based research.   
•	Developed convolutional model to locally predict CO2 emissions from road transportation using satellite imagery.
•	Supported the global Climate TRACE effort by sharing model results and performing other data analyses.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science and Mathematics
The Johns Hopkins University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/austinjl

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Last updated: 2026-04-05