David Hauenstein is a seasoned software executive and full-stack engineer with 16 years of experience leading large-scale delivery across fintech, healthcare, and consumer platforms. As VP of Engineering at Zillow since 2023, he guides scale, architecture, and delivery processes to drive measurable results. Before Zillow, he led engineering at Particle Health and held senior leadership roles at Better, where he steered multiple teams through rapid growth and complex roadmaps. His career spans startups and agencies, including Blue State Digital, The Business Insider, 360i, and Arc90, where he built foundational platforms, APIs, and engineering standards. Based in New York, he combines hands-on technical depth with strategic leadership to turn ambitious product goals into reliable, scalable software systems.
16 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Economics, BA, Economics at Rutgers University
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