# Cody Owens > Software Engineer at KarmaCheck Location: Vancouver, Washington, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/codyowens Experienced Software Engineer with a strong background in web applications development. Most recent work in Web APIs, Node.js, and React. Eternal dabbler. Survived and thrived launching a massive multiplayer web experience. Knows way too much about how the .docx specification works. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ KarmaCheck Jan 2024 – Present ### Principal Software Engineer @ Genvid Holdings Inc. Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | Vancouver, Washington, United States • Served as first developer and technical lead for Silent Hill: Ascension, a Webby award-winning interactive streaming series • Designed and led implementation of real-time player services backend handling gameplay rules, aggregated community inputs, player profiles, and live leaderboards • Scaffolded React-based Typescript-driven frontend utilizing WebSockets and REST APIs for interactive user experiences • Designed and implemented native mobile application integration, allowing hundreds of megabytes of game assets to be pre-loaded on end-user devices via Google and Apple CDNs to greatly reduce app start time and reduce bandwidth costs • Drove adoption of observability tooling and best practices to continually monitor, respond to, and improve user experiences while proactively catching end-user issues • Mentored junior developers and set standards for coding and reviews • Conducted technical interviews for dozens of engineering role candidates resulting in many successful hires of talented contributors • Collaborated with colleagues across various time zones and cultures including Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, and Germany to keep project on track and technical initiatives in alignment • Worked closely with CEO and CTO to design and implement solutions for major bottom-line initiatives and address critical issues during off-hours ### Senior Software Engineer @ Accusoft Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Vancouver, Washington, United States • Authored over 200 accepted merge requests for PrizmDoc Editor • Presented 7 talks across APIWorld, DeveloperWeek, Barcamp, Live360, and IT/DevConnections conferences • Co-authored two patents • Resolved over 500 JIRA issues • Served as Scrum master for team • Published several Accusoft technical blogs in technical topics including CI/CD and WebAssembly • Helped spearhead multiple implementations of Selenium based end-to-end product test suites • Led Toastmasters group fostering public speaking skills for employees across the company ### Software Engineer III @ Accusoft Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area ### Software Engineer II @ Accusoft Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Tampa, Florida, United States ### Software Engineer I @ Accusoft Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Tampa, Florida, United States ### Digital Support Analyst @ Newscycle Solutions Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 • Wrote PHP/SQL/JS custom solutions for our clients' web publications • Answered technical product questions and resolved issues via Salesforce • Supported enterprise-level AWS infrastructure software deployments -Wrote internal technical documentation for both NCS Digital and ONSET products -Discovered, tested, and documented bugs for QA/development review ### Unity Developer - Contractor @ Digital Empire 3D Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Denver, CO •Built interactive real estate visualizations through the Unity platform for Oakwood sales teams •Implemented new AutoCAD to Unity texture workflow saving 4+ hours on each new home model ### Summer Intern @ The IQAir Group Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Chaoyang District, Beijing, China •Assisted sales team in winning a $25,000 contract installing commercial air purification system •Installed continuously sampling web-enabled air testing unit for real-time pollution updates •Developed site plugin displaying current air quality index in visitor's automatically geolocated area ### Technical Production Staff - Audio @ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Chapel Hill, NC •Installed professional audio/visual systems for UNC Chapel Hill affiliated performances and productions including band setups, distinguished speaker events, and theatrical productions ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in New Media The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 ### HS Diploma & Associate of Arts in Transfer Pender Early College High School Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/codyalanowens --- Source: https://flows.cv/codyowens JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/codyowens/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22