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Austin Tindle

Austin Tindle

Founder & CEO at Sorcerer, building the future of weather infrastructure

San Francisco, California
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Joined January 2025
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Summary

Austin Tindle is an entrepreneurial leader with a strong technical background, currently serving as the Founder and CEO of Sorcerer. His company, part of the Y Combinator Summer 2024 batch, is innovating weather forecasting by deploying a global network of high-altitude balloons to collect atmospheric data for advanced weather models. ycombinator+1
With a career progression through various technical and leadership roles, including Senior Software Engineer at Backbone, Lead Frontend Developer at Devsea, and culminating in Head of Product and Senior Engineering Manager at SumUp, Austin possesses extensive experience in modern web application development and product strategy. He specializes in JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust, Python, and Go. tndl+2
Beyond his professional endeavors, Austin is a thoughtful writer, sharing his insights on programming, productivity, and philosophy through his personal blog and Substack. He also demonstrates a passion for social impact through projects like 'GoodJobs,' a job board for companies addressing issues like food insecurity and climate change. tndl+3
His academic foundation includes a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Central Florida, where he also received a Student Academic Excellence Award, indicating a strong analytical and intellectual curiosity that complements his technical and entrepreneurial pursuits. ucf

Work

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Writing

One month of building GoodJobs

May 18, 2021

A reflection on the process of building and launching the GoodJobs side project, sharing insights on embracing the 'minimum viable product' approach and learning from early feedback.

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A JavaScript Developer's Cheatsheet for Rust

August 23, 2020

An article providing a cheatsheet for JavaScript developers looking to learn Rust, highlighting core concepts and syntax similarities.

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Finding Freelance Work as a New Developer

June 3, 2020

An article offering advice and insights for new developers seeking freelance work.

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You're not ready. Do it anyway

May 27, 2020

A personal essay discussing the emotional aspect of starting projects despite feeling unprepared and the value of taking action.

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Introduction to Rust for Node Developers

January 12, 2020

An introductory guide to Rust for developers familiar with Node.js, covering fundamental Rust concepts.

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Rust in 2020: Learning

November 30, 2019

A reflection on the development of the Rust programming language in 2019 and key topics for Rust in 2020.

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Hobbies

He describes himself as a 'former carrot farmer, current crab enthusiast' and makes things, mostly with computers. github+1