Will Howell

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Software Engineer, etc.

I live in Raleigh, NC, which has been my home for the past 15 years. Outside of work, I juggle a few hobbies — lately my priority has been finding tournaments and leagues that help me grow my competitive muscle.

Currently I work at Stripe where I focus on building features for cross-border payments on surfaces like Checkout and Payment Links.

#Professional Experience

With a degree in electrical engineering, I started my career building circuit boards and firmware. But I quickly fell in love with web development and haven't looked back. Find more information on my LinkedIn.

Stripe 2025–

Full-Stack Software Engineer

WillowTree 2019–2024

Staff Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Platform Software Engineer

NC State Security Applications 2016–2019

Software Developer

Delta Five 2014–2016

Mechatronics Engineer

Electric MVMT 2013–2014

Hardware Engineer

#Hobbies

🎾 Tennis

♟️ Chess

Chess.com(last updated 3 hours ago)
  • Rapid - 1883 (peak 1924)
  • Blitz - 1523 (peak 1715)
  • Bullet - 1532 (peak 1729)
USCF
  • Classical - 1755 (peak 1789)
  • Blitz - 1242 (peak 1359)
FIDE
  • Classical - 1673 (peak 1721)
  • Blitz - 1606 (peak 1627)

🏋️‍♂️ Lifting

I tested my 1RMs most recently during the last week of 2021, and they came out to:

  • Squat: 295 lbs
  • Deadlift: 340 lbs
  • Bench: 205 lbs
  • OHP: 140 lbs

I'm not sure I'll ever push those numbers, but reaching the 1000 Pound Club someday would be sick.

🏄‍♂️ Surfing

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