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Justin Paulson

Go-getter · DISC type d
Director, Software Engineering at Aha!
📍 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Justin Paulson is a creative and self-motivated software engineering leader at Aha! , focusing on scaling engineering teams and processes. He has a unique educational background with degrees in both Computer and Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri. People who have worked with him describe him as creative, driven, intelligent, and a great teacher.

Outside of his technical career, Justin has a strong creative side, enjoying painting, poetry, and music. He has a personal writing project called "Perfect Albums" where he analyzes his favorite musical works. He is also interested in artificial intelligence, having developed a game that challenges players to identify AI opponents.

He once left college to manage a movie theater, where he learned invaluable people and process management skills by leading a team of 70 employees.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Director, Software Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Personality Overview

How Justin shows up

Direct & Candid
Vision Oriented
Self-Confident

They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They respond well to confident salespeople. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Priorities

Topics Justin cares about

Software Engineering Leadership
As Director of Engineering, he focuses on growing and scaling engineering organizations and has written about building product suites with a monolithic architecture.
Artificial Intelligence
He shows a strong interest in AI, questioning the goal of AGI and creating a game where players must spot artificial players.
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Career

Work history

3-2021
Director, Software Engineering
Aha!
1-2020 - 1-2021
Manager, Software Engineering
LegalShield
10-2018 - 1-2020
Development Team Lead
LegalShield
1-2017 - 10-2018
Development Team Lead
PARTPILOT
4-2016 - 10-2016
Product Manager
ConsumerAffairs
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Media appearances

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Education
2005 - 2008
Bachelor's of Science
University of Missouri-Columbia
2002 - 2004
Computer Science and Philosophy
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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