# PJ Brown

> PJ Brown, also known publicly as Patrick Brown Jr., is a New Orleans-based lead software engineer at Dscout whose career has joined front-end engineering, product design, and user empathy. After studying computer science at LSU and completing programs at Operation Spark and Hack Reactor, he built software at GE Digital and Lucid before moving into his present role at Dscout. His public projects, writing, and resume show a consistent interest in useful interfaces, collaborative teams, and the human behavior behind software.

- **Role:** Lead Software Engineer at Dscout
- **Organizations:** Dscout, Lucid, GE Digital, Hack Reactor, Operation Spark, Louisiana State University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Advanced Software Engineering Immersive Program, Hack Reactor, Software Engineering Bootcamp, Operation Spark, Computer Science studies, Louisiana State University
- **Known for:** Helped build a multi-user application for GE Power using React, Redux, and Java., Reported helping secure more than $3 million in additional funding for the GE Digital product through 2019., Mentored collaborating teams in India on front-end architecture and development practices.

## Career timeline

- **2009-2012** — Studied computer science at Louisiana State University with LSU National Honors and Louisiana STEM scholarships.
- **2017** — Completed Operation Spark's software engineering bootcamp and published an essay arguing for active developer involvement in UX and UI design.
- **2017-2018** — Completed Hack Reactor's Advanced Software Engineering Immersive Program and built public projects including Bike Map and Pet Detective.
- **2018-2019** — Worked as a software engineer at GE Digital on a multi-user application for turbine sales and maintenance.
- **2018 onward** — Joined Lucid as a software engineer, building custom interfaces, CRM integrations, and internal engineering processes.
- **Current** — Works as Lead Software Engineer at Dscout in New Orleans.

## Achievements

- Helped build a multi-user application for GE Power using React, Redux, and Java.
- Reported helping secure more than $3 million in additional funding for the GE Digital product through 2019.
- Mentored collaborating teams in India on front-end architecture and development practices.
- Built a React Native bike-route sharing project using Redux Sagas, Google APIs, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Expo.
- Earned LSU National Honors and Louisiana STEM scholarships.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — A current Dscout company directory listed Brown as Lead Software Engineer.
- **2025-08** — Created a public GitHub repository for development-environment setup scripts.

## Links

- Website: https://patrickbrownjr.me/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickbrownjr
- GitHub: https://github.com/PatrickBrownJr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patrickbrown.jr/

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Last updated: 2026-09-28