austen payan

Softwaresmith & Founder

New York City
I build software products that are fast, beautiful, and coherent. Over 15 years I've crafted lasting digital solutions for startups, marketing agencies, ecommerce, unicorns, fortune 500s, and the like. I'm currently building Canaveral, an AI-native estimation platform for MEP. My day job is building Search at Slack. Say hello on X or mail👋.
Canaveral

Canaveral

The first AI-native estimation platform for MEP. Takeoff at the speed of thought.
Zingle

Zingle

A communication platform that helps businesses engage with their customers right from their devices.
Slack

Slack

Stewarding search in the most popular communication app for work
GATKU Polespears

GATKU Polespears

A custom eCommerce and CMS solution for the world's hottest polespear brand.
Rollerblade.js

Rollerblade.js

A 360° image rotation plugin for jQuery with over 500 stars on Github.
City Defense

City Defense

A browser game built for fun to try out new ES2015 features.
I have been a part of web projects of all sizes, spanning all types of responsibilities. With experience in design, front & back-end development, and database management, I offer a broad skillset complimentary to any team and any sized project.
  • Austen Payan
  • austenpayan@gmail.com
  • Made with React
  • New York, New York