James Austin is currently an Engineering Lead at Replit, where they focus on AI technologies. Previously, they held various engineering roles at Amazon, leading projects including the development of Luna's social graph and playlist functionality. James also contributed as a Backend Software Developer at Effective Measure and served as an Insight Analytics Consultant at PwC Australia, where they specialized in anti-money laundering and customer segmentation. They completed a Bachelor of Computer Science at Monash University and a Self Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree from Udacity.