# Mark Huber

> Software Engineer at Outset

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/markhuber

Design. Develop. Implement.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Outset
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Founding Full Stack Engineer @ Empiric, Inc.
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Implemented an ETL workflow infrastructure using Prefect, enabling non-technical users to execute customized jobs spanning diverse functionalities.
- Built a robust data pipeline for ingestion and preprocessing, utilizing AWS Timestream to enable efficient training and inference of machine learning models, achieving a 30% reduction in processing time.
- Constructed microservice based architectures in python to ensure fast and robust REST APIs and optimal database storage in DynamoDB and Postgres. 
- Designed and developed responsive and intuitive UI components tailored to customer specifications.

### Full Stack Engineer @ HP
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Palo Alto, California, United States
- Successfully optimized the system’s processing algorithm, yielding a reduction in print time by 65%, thus enhancing overall productivity. 
- Demonstrated proactive debugging skills on printer firmware, pinpointing memory leaks and performance issues. This led to 40% reduction in system crashes and improved software stability.
- Introduced an automated testing suite with over 180 test procedures.
- Automated the CI/CD pipeline with Jenkins and Docker, achieving a 72% reduction in deployment times and facilitating rapid, reliable and frequent release cycles.
- Architected and implemented robust, scalable software solutions, driving key innovations and improvements

### Frontend Developer @ HP
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Palo Alto, California, United States
- Contributed to the in-house library to create reusable components in ReactJS and Redux.
- Designed and implemented a comprehensive CSS style guide, standardizing design practices and enhancing frontend consistency across multiple projects.
- Used rapid prototyping tools (Axure) to iteratively refine user interfaces designs based on user feedback.

### Visiting Researcher @ Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Palo Alto
- Research and implementation of a groupware system to support the (a-)synchronous work of decentralized teams
- Research phase: Analysis of requirements on a company wide scale. This included typical user research practices such as interviewing & observing participants as well as analyzing quantified data (user interaction statistics)
- Implementation Phase: Improvements were created via multiple design (sketching) iterations and Axure prototypes

### HCI Research Assistant @ University of Siegen
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
- Research & design on the “Quantify Yourself”-aspect for domestic
behavior such as energy consumption and private finance management.
- Development of an expense tracking app that is based on theories of
behavioral design. First results were published at #CHIMoney at CHI’14.

### UX Designer @ deltra Business Software GmbH & Co. KG
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Detmold, Germany
- Designed an Axure app for the existing desktop version of the Orga-Max
Software (popular German program for small and medium sized companies
for raising invoices).

### User Experience Intern @ Newcastle University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
- Evaluated a video browsing software (Panopticon) by using an eye tracker
and usability tests.
- Panopticon is a highly efficient tool to find specific events in video
lectures. Results were awarded with the best paper at CHI’14.

### User Experience Intern @ Tsinghua University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013
- Developed an on-screen keyboard software for Parkinson patients.
- Designed the UI and evaluated the usability as well as developed the
German version.

### Data Analysis Intern @ Streetlight Intelligence Inc
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Victoria, Canada
- Analyzed data about the lifetime of streetlights using MySQL 2008.
- Reported and presented results with VBA-Coding.

### Teaching Assistant @ University of Regensburg
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011
Led a coaching workshop for MS Project 2007 & 2010 for the "IT Project Management" course

### Working Student (Semester-Based) @ PARI Medical Holding GmbH
Jan 2006 – Jan 2009 | Starnberg, Germany
Repaired hard- & software of desktop-PCs and laptops 
Working with the Active Directory 
Helpdesk support with implementing SAP
Internet system set up

### IT Support Intern @ HighQ-IT
Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 | Ottobrunn, Germany
Repaired hard- &software of desktop-PCs and laptops 
Programmed an NTP-Server in Debian 
Helpdesk


## Education
### Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction
University of Siegen

### Computer Science
Tsinghua University

### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Information Science/Studies, Philosophy, Media Studies
University of Regensburg

### Abitur in Mathematics, Latin, Physics, Religion
Theresianum Bamberg


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-13