Austin Akers

@austinakers
Greater Seattle Area

Software Engineering

Open Source Maintainer

Spark Joy

B-boy

Life Long Learner

JavaScript

College Dropout

Self-Taught

TypeScript

DEI Advocate

Open Source

ADHD

Failed in Public

Front-end Developer

Blockchain

Crypto

CSS

Speaker

Volunteer

Advisor

Mentor

Contributor

Learn In Public

Mental Health

Live Streamer

Conference Attendee

Black Lives Matter

Tailwind CSS

Taco Bell Enthusiast

Developer Experience

Human Kind

Jedi

Cyclist

Baseball

React

Coinbase #100

Android

Startup Enthusiast

Technical Writer

Meetup Host

Computer Scientist

Windows

Linux

Rock Climber

Hip Hop

Documentation

Creative Technologist

Runner

Resume Reviewer

Developer Relations

Remote Worker

Human-Centered Design

Explorer

Design Thinker

Activist

Coding

Hobby

Twitch Streamer

MacOS

Software Engineer

Web Developer

On The Lookout

GitHub user

Web Researcher

Node.js

Web Performance

I do programming stuff 🙂

I'm open to

open source contributions,

speaking on podcasts,

advising companies,

giving resume feedback,

live streaming,

guest lecturing,

content creation,

beta testing new products,

developing a web application,

and developing websites.

Contact Me

Resume

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Oct 2024 - Present

Developer Experience Engineer, HarperDB

Mar 2023 - Oct 2024

Sr. Software Engineer , Spring Health

Aug 2020 - Feb 2023

Software Engineer II, Microsoft

May 2018 - Jul 2020

Sr. User Interface Engineer/ Sr. Software Engineer, Allstate

Links

My Website

Portfolio

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Migrating a Monorepo from JavaScript to TypeScript

Joined The Decentralized Social Technology Collaboratory

Gave a talk at the Dallas React.js meetup focusing on building a strong junior developer portfolio. https://www.meetup.com/reactjsdallas/events/286566708/

Panelist at the UNCF PNW College & Career Fair