Austin Baldwin
About Austin Baldwin
Austin Baldwin is a Senior Software Engineer at Rover.com with a background in aerospace engineering and a passion for complex optimization problems and fixed-wing aviation.
Company
Austin Baldwin currently works at Rover.com in Seattle, Washington, United States. He began his role at Rover.com as a Software Engineer in 2021 and was promoted to Senior Software Engineer in 2022.
Title
Austin Baldwin holds the position of Senior Software Engineer at Rover.com. His current role involves work in Seattle, Washington, where he has been since 2022.
Previous Roles
Before joining Rover.com, Austin Baldwin co-founded Optiwatt and served as Head of Engineering from 2020 to 2021. In this role, he was based in Seattle, Washington. Prior to that, he founded Clear Aerospace and led the company for 11 months in the Greater Seattle Area from 2019 to 2020. He also worked at Boeing as an Aerodynamics Engineer for seven years from 2012 to 2019 in Everett, Washington. Austin's early experience includes an internship at Boeing as a Student Engineer in 2012.
Education and Expertise
Austin Baldwin graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering. He attended the institute from 2008 to 2012. During his time there, he also worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant from 2009 to 2011.
Professional Interests
Austin Baldwin has a notable passion for working on complex optimization problems, especially those that serve significant causes. He has a strong interest in fixed-wing aviation, driven by his extensive background in aerospace engineering.