David Powers

David Powers

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Senior Software Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States

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  • DEEL
    Senior Software Engineer
    DEEL
    Sep 2025 - Current (1 year 1 month)
  • Netchex
    Senior Software Engineer
    Netchex
    May 2024 - Sep 2025 (1 year 5 months)
    - Developed critical microservice back-office systems using Classic ASP, C#, SQL, and ReactJS, improving stability and workflows. - Retrofitted website features, such as adding pagination to employee lists, enhancing performance and usability. - Refactored complex SQL queries into asynchronous solutions and optimized legacy codebases, improving responsiveness and maintainability. - Streamlined workflows and reduced technical debt by collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
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    Founder & Software Consultant
    Powers Engineering Solutions, LLC
    Feb 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 4 months)
    Created functional requirement documents and conducted cost analyses, including hosting cost evaluations in AWS based on client use cases. Delivered technical consulting on .NET Core backends and React TypeScript frontends, focusing on scalable prototypes and system enhancements. Advised clients on best practices for cloud deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and microservice architecture to ensure robust, efficient systems.
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Software Development Engineer 2
    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Nov 2021 - Jan 2023 (1 year 3 months)
    - Designed and implemented data transformation tools for Data Prepper, part of AWS OpenSearch and analogous to Elastic’s Logstash, achieving nearly double the processing speed to enhance observability pipelines and data indexing efficiency. - Enhanced downstream data processing capabilities using AWS-native tools, including Lambda, S3, and DynamoDB. - Optimized large-scale data pipelines for seamless transformations and integrations within the AWS ecosystem. - Mentored junior engineers and collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure adherence to cloud best practices.
  • Other World Computing
    Senior Software Engineer
    Other World Computing
    Feb 2020 - Nov 2021 (1 year 10 months)
    - Led a team of developers, mentoring junior engineers and an intern to foster growth and improve team performance. - Designed and implemented an RMA solution unifying three separate website entities, improving operational efficiency and user experience. - Built React TypeScript frontends integrated with ASP.NET Core backends using dependency injection and the mediator pattern for scalability and maintainability. - Pioneered CI/CD pipelines and containerized solutions using Docker, accelerating deployment cycles and enhancing reliability.
  • Pitney Bowes
    Sr. Software Engineer / Interim Team Lead
    Pitney Bowes
    Jul 2014 - Jan 2020 (5 years 7 months)
    - Managed cross-functional teams to develop supply chain software using C#, MS-SQL, RabbitMQ, and SignalR. - Spearheaded the design of a $1M parcel sorting machine and fulfillment software, collaborating with hardware engineers to deliver an end-to-end solution. - Transitioned legacy systems into RESTful microservices, streamlining label creation workflows and improving scalability. - Optimized SQL queries to improve response times by 50%, achieving sub-150ms performance for critical operations. - Implemented message-driven architecture with RabbitMQ and real-time updates using SignalR for dashboards and client-facing tools.
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    Senior Software Developer
    Mattersight Corporation
    Nov 2011 - Jul 2014 (2 years 9 months)
    - Promoted twice in two years to a Senior Software Developer role. - Traveled to client sites to gather call center requirements, define workflows, and provide technical expertise. - Created hash-based sorting mechanisms to enable horizontally scaled analysis state machines, improving system reliability and lookup times by 20ms. - Designed and implemented a new version of the data forwarder architecture using ZeroMQ instead of WCF, doubling the throughput and improving scalability. - Developed software solutions using C#, C++, and SQL for big data collection and analysis.
  • PakEnergy
    Software Developer
    PakEnergy
    Oct 2010 - Nov 2011 (1 year 2 months)
    - Developed software solutions for the Accounting, Finance, and Oil & Gas industries using Delphi, Advantage Database Server, and Rave Reports. - Partnered with clients to gather requirements and deliver custom modules tailored to their workflows.
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  • Texas Tech University
    bachelor, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science | Minor in Mathematics
    Texas Tech University
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