# Dustin Downing > Software Engineer Location: Austin, Texas, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/dustindowning I’m passionate about building passionate teams. I specialize in software architecture, web dev, and startups. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Cardlytics Jan 2022 – Present Cloud migration ### Principal Consultant @ Downing Development LLC Jan 2017 – Present | Austin, Texas Area Sole Proprietor of Downing Development LLC, specializing in bespoke software consulting solutions. ### Software Engineer @ iTutor.com Inc. Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Austin, Texas, United States Tasked with salvaging an online company's platform left undocumented and bug-ridden by a previous team, I led the transformation into a stable, cloud-based microservices system. This involved close collaboration with executives, clients, and vendors for a smooth transition. I also formed and trained a skilled team to build and maintain these new services, crucial for the company's recovery and growth. ### Engineering Manager @ Dosh Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas, United States ### Senior Software Engineer @ Dosh Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Austin, Texas Area ### Senior Software Engineer @ Wheel Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Austin, Texas Area ### Full Stack Software Engineer @ Wheel Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Austin, Texas Area ### Full Stack Software Engineer @ Everfest Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Austin, Texas Area - Modernized a server-rendered Rails application through the development of a React/Redux SPA and accompanying API. - Lead for several initiatives, including ticket sales that grossing over $100,000 of revenue in the first month and becoming the company’s primary focus. - Assembled and deployed weekly releases while communicating with stakeholders the content, impact, and schedule of each release. ### Technical Operations Manager @ ClickUp Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, California, United States Created and launched ClickUp. Reported directly to the CEO and managed engineering and design. - Developed premium frontend features from InVision designs in Angular4, SCSS, and Node. - Planned development schedule, reviewed designs, oversaw QA and testing, and lead scrum meetings. - During weekends and after hours I was a growth hacker, managing web analytics, developing new marketing funnels, and planning business development. ### Full Stack Software Engineer @ Layr consulting Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Austin, Texas Area Technical Consulting and Custom Software Solutions - Created robust API for complex system used to manage 6000+ users, 1500+ organizations, advertisements, newsletters, and a national conference tools for a nationwide trade association. - Developed Ruby on Rails and AngularJS SPA for forecasting labor availability for the Global Capital Construction industry. Clients including Exxon Mobil, Honda, DuPont, Dow Chemical etc.. - Served as DBA for multi-billion row MySQL database - SCRUM master, leading Agile team with a 2-week release schedule using TDD - Developing technical requirement, creating mock designs, communicating expectations, developing the product, presenting demos, and retaining finish products. ### Systems Administrator, Student Worker @ Texas State University Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | San Marcos, Texas Configured, deployed, and supported any and all university department's custom needed services as well as any core business services such as SAP. - As a CS student among business students, I was assigned the project of developing and maintaining an internal data center inventory management and ticketing system that is still in use today. - Install and configure hardware, services, storage, and settings for new servers, as well as maintain around 200 servers across three main data centers. ### Dev-Ops Intern @ Edgecase.io Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Austin, Texas Area Collaborated and communicated with both software developers and IT professionals to identify bottlenecks in the software delivery process. - Designed, proposed, and developed a custom CMS with google app scripts that generated custom forms from google doc spreadsheets. This system increased data integrity and productivity while decreasing training time and rework of a mission critical process. - Developed the CMS in an agile development environment using weekly sprints and TDD. Met with other departments and company executives to propose project, manage project expectations, and present the finished product. ### Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief @ International Journal of Applied Intelligence Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | San Marcos, Texas ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science Texas State University Jan 2010 – Jan 2015 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dustin-downing-272576ba --- Source: https://flows.cv/dustindowning JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/dustindowning/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22