Senior Software Engineer
2018 - 20197Cups: Anxiety and Stress Chat- Spearheaded the mobile app rewrite in React Native.
- Used Redux and WebSockets to build real-time chat functionality.
- Grew the mobile engineering team from 1 to 5 engineers.
Technologies: JavaScript, React NativeCTO
2017 - 2018JustHive: Social, Data-Driven Forums for the Mobile Era- Grew the engineering team from 4 to 12 developers.
- Managed all engineering teams: mobile, web, back-end, DevOps, and blockchain.
- Oversaw non-engineering efforts: product development, marketing, and content creation.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, AWS DynamoDB, AWS, Flask, React, SwiftiOS and Android Developer
2016 - 2017EExT Mobile Software Development- Developed multiple mobile apps, including a video game review network.
- Worked directly with clients to distill their abstract vision into concrete objectives.
- Conducted user interviews to improve the user experience of apps.
Technologies: Firebase, Java, SwiftResearcher
2010 - 2012Joint Quantum Institute- Built a machine and wrote software for the construction of tapered nanofiber optic cables.
- Co-authored multiple publications, including Atoms talking to SQUIDs.
- Presented research at the 2012 Frontiers in Optics conference in San Jose, CA.
Technologies: Mathematica, Wolfram, MATLAB
Austin Wood
Product Management Developer in Lancaster, PA, United States
Member since March 2, 2020
Austin has over five years of experience developing mobile applications with tech startups in Silicon Valley. Before that, he worked as an experimental and theoretical physics researcher with the Joint Quantum Institute and The Center for String and Particle Theory. As an engineer, Austin loves creating products that deliver exquisite user experiences.
Austin is now available for hire
Portfolio
- 7Cups: Anxiety and Stress ChatJavaScript, React Native
- JustHive: Social, Data-Driven Forums for the Mobile EraAmazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, AWS DynamoDB, AWS, Flask, React, Swift
- EExT Mobile Software DevelopmentFirebase, Java, Swift
Experience
- Swift 6 years
- JavaScript 5 years
- React 5 years
- React Native 5 years
- Flutter 4 years
- Product Management 3 years
- AWS 2 years
- Node.js 2 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, AWS, Trello, Slack, Jira, Git, SQL, MongoDB, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Ruby, Flask, Python, Node.js, CSS, HTML, Dart, Flutter, React Native, React, JavaScript, Swift, Android SDK, iOS SDK
The most amazing...
...team I've worked with was when I was CTO at JustHive, a social media startup valued at $10 million, which I grew from 4 to 12 engineers.
Employment
Experience
- 7Cups: Anxiety and Stress Chat (Development)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/7-cups-anxiety-stress-chat/id921814681
A platform for connecting people in need with compassionate listeners. The product has helped over 39 million people cope with stress, anxiety, and depression, and the mobile app is the most used interface. I led the React Native rewrite of the app in order to provide a better user experience to the site's millions of mobile users.
- Clava: Location-Based Chatrooms (Development)
Clava is a location-based chatroom app built in React Native. Anyone can create and join public chatrooms, and business owners can send real-time promotions to nearby users. I was the lead mobile engineer and also managed the back-end team.
- Knnkt: Friend Finder (Development)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/knnkt/id1490491748
Knnkt is a mobile app built for meeting new friends with shared interests. Add interesting people to your "Keepers" and chat with them. I was the sole developer of this project and used React Native for the mobile client and Node.js for the back end.
- SuccessMode: Goals Planner, Meditations, and Other Success Tools (Development)https://apps.apple.com/us/app/successmode/id1452731108
The SuccessMode app contains a toolkit with proven techniques used by many successful people. It is easy to program the SuccessMode app with your goals and desired lifestyle. Then you can set up a simple 10-15 minute routine to review and incorporate positive thoughts into your day. I built this app using Swift and Firebase.
Skills
Languages
Swift, JavaScript, SQL, Python 3, Ruby, CSS, HTML, Python, Java, Wolfram, Dart, Objective-CFrameworks
Flutter, React Native, Redux, iOS SDK, Android SDK, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Flask, Ruby on Rails 5Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, Twilio API, Facebook APITools
Xcode, Git, Jira, Trello, Slack, MATLAB, MathematicaParadigms
Mobile Development, Agile Software DevelopmentPlatforms
iOS, Firebase, Android, Amazon Web Services (AWS), DockerOther
Product Management, Algorithms, Data Structures, AWS, System Architecture, PhysicsStorage
MongoDB, AWS DynamoDB, NoSQL
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Physics2009 - 2012University of Maryland - College Park, MD
