Austin D Benesh
About Austin D Benesh
Austin D Benesh is a Senior Software Engineer currently working at Standard AI following a merger with Skip. He has extensive experience in software engineering, having worked at various companies and advocating for religious liberty and freedom of conscience in the workplace.
Current Role at Standard AI
Austin D Benesh currently serves as a Senior Software Engineer at Standard AI, following a merger with Skip. He has been in this role since 2023 and is based in St. George, Utah. His responsibilities encompass software engineering tasks that leverage his extensive experience in the field.
Previous Experience in Software Engineering
Prior to his current position, Austin held several roles in software engineering. He worked as a Senior Software Engineer at BitBuild from 2018 to 2021, and as a Senior Software Engineer at Grow.com for a brief period in 2021. His earlier experience includes positions at EMC as an Upgrade Engineer and Quantum Metric as a Software Engineer.
Education and Expertise
Austin studied at Brigham Young University, where he earned a Bachelor of Music with a focus on Trumpet Performance from 2008 to 2015. He also has expertise in using Google Cloud Platform and Google BigQuery, which he applies in his software engineering projects. His specialization includes solving big data problems through functional programming techniques.
Advocacy for Religious Liberty
Austin advocates for religious liberty and freedom of conscience, both in the workplace and in the broader public sphere. His commitment to these principles reflects his values and influences his professional interactions.
Early Career Background
Austin began his career in web development, working as a Junior Web Developer at RADD Web Studio in 2015. He later gained experience as a Lab Assistant and Linux Admin at BYU CAEDM from 2012 to 2015. His early roles laid the foundation for his subsequent advancement in software engineering.