Austin Jacobs

Austin Jacobs is a Senior Software Engineer at Twitch since July 2020, following experience as a Software Engineer at Airbnb where significant contributions included launching Airbnb Animal and Cooking Experiences and developing a high-volume booking flow. Prior roles include teaching as a CS106 Section Leader at Stanford's Computer Science Department, and several internships in software engineering and security with companies like Airbnb and DocSend. Notably, Austin led the development of tools for Experience hosts at Airbnb and a Slack chatbot at DocSend that enhanced the code review process. Austin holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Stanford University, where participation in the Gatorbotics FIRST Robotics Team and achievements as a Junior Olympic A Team Member in diving further highlight a diverse skill set and dedication to technology and teamwork.