Outhone Bounkhoun

I’m a full-stack software engineer who enjoys building products and being involved in more than just the code. I’ve spent much of my career working with startups and small teams, including as a founding engineer, where I’ve had the opportunity to take ideas from early concepts all the way through development and release.

I started out primarily in frontend development, but over the years I’ve expanded into backend systems, infrastructure, and desktop applications. Along the way, I’ve become just as interested in the product side of software development, helping figure out what to build, how it should work, and how to make it useful for the people using it.

More recently, I’ve been working across web and desktop applications while also exploring how AI can be integrated into real products. I enjoy solving technical challenges, learning new technologies, and finding ways to make complex software feel simple.

Outside of work, I enjoy rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking, playing sports, and spending time with friends.

• May 2024 — Present

  Software Engineering Manager • Engineered Fire Systems

  Promoted from Full-Stack Software Engineer (Consultant) to Software Engineering Manager. Redesigned the company website and helped develop its SEO strategy through analytics, competitor research, and keyword planning. Also built internal tools to improve day-to-day operations and developed IoT solutions for clients.

  Next.jsReactTypeScriptWordPressPrismaPostgreSQLAWSIoT

• Aug 2025 — Present

  Senior Software Engineer • Caident

  Built Caident’s web platform from the ground up, connecting its desktop applications and WooCommerce storefront through a shared system for authentication, team management, and product access. My role has since expanded to developing features, improving performance, and helping shape product decisions across the web platform, backend, and desktop applications.

  Next.jsTypeScriptDjangoPostgreSQLRustTauriAWSWordPress

• July 2022 — Nov 2023

  Frontend Engineer & Director of Product • GroupGets, LLC

  Revamped GroupGets’ frontend architecture to improve reliability, responsiveness, and long-term maintainability. Built new user flows that increased conversions and helped guide product direction by working closely with marketing, sales, and design to prioritize features and align the platform with user needs.

  Ruby on RailsJavaScriptHTML & CSSShopifyMySQL

• Sept 2018 — June 2022

  Frontend Engineer & Director of Product • Ioterra, Inc

  Served as a founding engineer on the Breadware platform that later became Ioterra. Led the frontend development of the Ioterra marketplace and supporting tools, driving major improvements in performance, usability, and customer experience.

  ReactTypeScriptJavaScriptHTML & SCSSWordPressPythonPHP

• June 2016 — Sept 2018

  Frontend Engineer & Technical Project Manager • Breadware, Inc

  As a founding engineer at Breadware, I helped create the web platform for the company's IoT development boards and worked directly with clients to guide their IoT projects from idea to deployment.

  ReactTypeScriptJavaScriptHTML & SCSSNodejsReact NativeIoTAWS

• July 2013 — May 2016

  Systems Test Engineer • Calix, Inc

  Built and maintained end-to-end test automation with an in-house Python framework, while leading a multinational team of test engineers and conducting large-scale performance and scalability testing across Calix’s hardware and network platforms.

  PythonSeleniumNetworking

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  Ask Outhone

  An AI-powered assistant built with Gemini and retrieval-augmented generation that answers questions about my experience, projects, and background using curated context.

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  React Tetris

  The classic game of Tetris with added customization options, such as the ability to select and use custom shapes, enhancing the standard game experience.

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