Software Engineer
Alex Howden
Computer Science student at the University of Michigan.
About
Education
University of Michigan
Expected May 2028
B.S. in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics
GPA 3.91
Coursework
- Operating Systems
- Computer Security
- Data Structures & Algorithms
- Computer Organization
Honors
- James B. Angell Scholar Award
- University Honors (Fall 2024 – Present)
- William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize
Skills
Languages
- Python
- TypeScript
- C++
- SQL
- JavaScript
- KQL
- HTML/CSS
Frameworks
- React
- Next.js
- FastAPI
- Django
- LangGraph
- LangChain
- PyTorch
- TensorRT
- OpenCV
Cloud & Infrastructure
- Azure (Container Apps, Lighthouse)
- AWS (S3)
- Docker
- PostgreSQL
- Linux
- MQTT
- GitHub Actions
Experience
Founding Software Engineer (Part-Time)
ProviraRemote
May 2026 – Present
Software Engineer Intern
Bumble Bee ScribeAnn Arbor, MI
Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
IT Infrastructure Intern
Annaly Capital ManagementNew York, NY
Jun 2024 – Aug 2024
Software Engineer Intern
The Table for 12New York, NY
Jul 2023 – Sep 2023
Projects
SkyLedger
Jul 2026 – Present
Built a live market analytics platform for the Hypixel SkyBlock economy, pushing price updates to every connected client within about a second
- Python
- FastAPI
- PostgreSQL
- React
Autonomous Off-Road Perception System
Hyundai America Technical Center (HATCI), Michigan MDP
Jan 2026 – Apr 2026
Designed a vision-based perception pipeline for soft road boundary detection in unmarked off-road environments
- Python
- PyTorch
- OpenCV
Phantom
Nov 2025
Developed a bot to automate Clash of Clans gameplay, leveraging PyAutoGUI to precisely carry out in-game actions
- Python
- YOLOv11
- PyAutoGUI
- OpenCV
AutoCal
Aug 2025
Built an AI-powered calendar assistant enabling users to easily manage events through natural language queries
- Python
- LangGraph
- Google Calendar API
- FastAPI
- React
Get In Touch
Want to collaborate on a project, or just chat about tech? Feel free to reach out.