David Poll

Senior Director of Engineering

GitHub

Dec 2025 - Current (8 months)

Responsible for Pull Requests and Copilot Code Review

Principal Engineering Manager - Cloud SDK

Google

Sep 2023 - Dec 2025 (2 years 4 months)

• Led the Core Client Libraries team of up to 25 engineers, delivering essential libraries to empower developers to leverage 100+ Google Cloud services ranging from AI and compute to databases and analytics. • Crafted seamless developer experiences across all supported programming languages, enhancing developer satisfaction. • Spearheaded innovative projects to improve developer productivity and drive adoption of Google Cloud SDK.

Principal Engineering Manager - Google Play Services

Google

Mar 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year 7 months)

• Led the Play Services Developer Persona engineering team at Google to revamp 3rd party developer strategy for Android developer offering. • Developed innovative strategies to enhance developer engagement and drive growth in the Play Services ecosystem. • Implemented data-driven decisions to optimize developer experience and increase overall developer satisfaction.

Principal Engineering Manager - Google Assistant

Google

Dec 2020 - Mar 2022 (1 year 4 months)

• Led a team of 44 engineers at Google, driving substantial organizational and strategic changes for the Google Assistant developer platform. • Cultivated senior engineering talent and defined voice platform strategic direction based on developer and leadership feedback. • Introduced new processes to enhance platform quality and consistency, improving the developer experience.

Principal Engineering Manager - Firebase

Google

Aug 2015 - Dec 2020 (5 years 5 months)

• Built and led a high-performing engineering team, scaling it from 7 to 21 members, to deliver comprehensive mobile and backend SDKs, IDE plugins, and build tools, empowering developers across multiple platforms. (Promoted to L7/Principal in 2019) • Successfully coordinated a cross-functional SDK team of 60+, fostering collaboration between engineers, product managers, program managers, tech writers, and developer evangelists to achieve shared goals • Established strong relationships with Firebase executive sponsors, actively influencing product strategy and direction to align with developer needs and market trends • Mentored and empowered engineering leaders to drive initiatives and take ownership of development efforts across all support

Co-founder and CEO

Hoomi

Sep 2014 - Aug 2015 (1 year)

Built and launched an identity platform and single sign-on solution that gives users full control of their digital identities.

Software Engineer

Facebook

May 2013 - May 2014 (1 year 1 month)

Software Engineer

PARSE

Jan 2012 - May 2014 (2 years 5 months)

• Played a key role in the continued success of Parse's products following the acquisition by Facebook • Served as Tech Lead for Facebook's Anonymous Login product, contributing to enhanced user privacy and accessibility • As an early employee at Parse (#4), made significant contributions to the company's growth and success, architecting and implementing core user account management, social login, access controls, and client SDKs

Software Engineer - Chrome

Google

Apr 2011 - Jan 2012 (10 months)

• Architected and led the development of an Android application (in collaboration with 2 other engineers) that delivered critical insights into user behavior, enabling data-driven decision-making and product improvements.

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Independent App Developer

DepollSoft

Nov 2010 - Current (15 years 9 months)

• Developed highly-rated niche apps for Windows Phone, iOS, and Android. • Created Tag Master, the first app for browsing barbershop tags on mobile phones. • Launched Pitch Perfect, a popular pitch pipe app for singers on multiple platforms.

Senior Program Manager - Speech@Microsoft

Microsoft

Oct 2010 - Mar 2011 (6 months)

• Spearheaded initiatives to enhance and modernize cloud-based services for efficient management of speech applications, improving scalability and performance.

Program Manager - Silverlight

Microsoft

Jun 2008 - Oct 2010 (2 years 5 months)

• Successfully planned, designed, and led the execution of multiple engineering teams (3-7 members) responsible for delivering key Silverlight features, including XAML Parser, Navigation, Databinding, Property Engine, Layout, Namescoping, Resources, Printing, and MVVM • Fostered effective cross-team collaboration, ensuring alignment and efficient project delivery • Actively engaged with customers to gather requirements and ensure product-market fit • Cultivated a strong relationship with the developer community through active participation in blogs, forums, and mailing lists, providing support and gathering valuable feedback • Delivered compelling product presentations and demonstrations at major conferences (MIX, PDC), showcasing Silverlig

Program Manager Intern - .NET RIA Services/Client

Microsoft

May 2007 - Aug 2007 (4 months)

• Helped design framework for use by developers of line of business applications.

Program Manager Intern - Acropolis

Microsoft

May 2006 - Aug 2006 (4 months)

• Created specifications for and drove execution of new features and samples into the framework for creating applications from reusable blocks of user interface and functionality

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