Austin Howard

Skills

A breakdown of languages, frameworks, and platforms I work with.

Languages

C#TypeScriptPythonSQLJavaScript

Frameworks

.NETReactNext.jsNode.jsExpress.js

Tools & Data

AzureMSSQLCosmos DBEntity FrameworkService BusRedisDockerKafka

Highlights

  • Cloud-Native Data & CI/CD: Helped migrate a large backend platform to a new Azure environment, improving scalability, reliability, and long‑term maintainability.
  • Architecture & API Design: Contributed to breaking down a legacy monolithic system into smaller, independent microservices using ASP.NET Core on Azure, improving scalability and maintainability.
  • Performance Optimization: Improved application performance by optimizing high‑traffic services and refactoring data‑sync workflows
  • Incident Response & Reliability: Participated in high-severity incident responses, helping identify root causes and implement long-term fixes to prevent repeat problems.