# Curtis Lin > Senior Backend Engineer | Financial Systems & Distributed Pipelines Location: Westminster, Colorado, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/curtislin Hello! I am a backend software engineer at Acorns. I make things happen. Here's my Github: https://github.com/curtislin7 Feel free to contact me at: curtislin7@gmail.com. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Acorns Jan 2025 – Present ### Software Engineer II @ Acorns Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 ### Software Engineer I @ Acorns Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Our mission at Acorns is to look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming, beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing. I am the backend technical lead for the Advisory team on Investment Products at Acorns. As technical lead, I led the planning and development of projects concerning our Early (UGMA/UTMA) and Later (Individual Retirement) accounts for a team of three engineers. This past year, I led the development of a major re-design of our IRA transaction syncing process, in order to make a more cost-effective and fault tolerant system for our customers. I have the privilege of working with some incredible engineers. They have pushed me to become a better engineer myself, and I'm looking forward to all of the awesome things we will build together at Acorns! ### Software Engineer @ Zayo Group Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Boulder, Colorado Zayo is the industry leading fiber optics solution - we provide the critical bandwidth for the world's top companies. While at Zayo, I architected and shipped a machine-learning application to classify emails and pay invoices, saving the company an average of $2000 per week. I worked extensively with Javascript(Node.js + React), Python, and Apex at Zayo. I really appreciated working with team members that were sharp, enthusiastic, and always willing to learn with me. ### CSCI 3202 - Artificial Intelligence Course Assistant @ University of Colorado Boulder Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Boulder, Colorado At CU Boulder, I was a course assistant for CSCI 3202. I taught students about search algorithms, search heuristics, game trees, Bayes nets, supervised learning, and unsupervised learning. I also assisted the instructor by planning course materials, activities, and other projects for students in this class. ### Digital Marketing Associate @ Room 214 Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Boulder, Colorado Room 214 is a digital marketing firm based out of Boulder, Colorado. While here, I worked on marketing campaigns for Mr. Coffee, Haribo, and Ooma Voice IP Services. ### Intern @ Ibotta, Inc. Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Denver, Colorado, United States Ibotta is a free app that provides rewards for everyday purchases. During my time at Ibotta, I created a Dynamic Segmentation ROI and Projection Model for the Retail Sales team to help secure multiple campaigns. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science University of Colorado Boulder Jan 2014 – Jan 2019 ### Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business Jan 2014 – Jan 2019 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/curtislin --- Source: https://flows.cv/curtislin JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/curtislin/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29