David Carney
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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SeniorDavid Carney is a seasoned software entrepreneur and technical leader based in Old Toronto, Canada. He co-founded Tailscale in 2019, where he blends hands-on engineering with strategic product and company-building to scale a cutting-edge VPN mesh platform. Previously, he built Format into a global B2C SaaS for creatives, taking on COO and CFO responsibilities and delivering end-to-end product, finance, legal, HR, and ops leadership while contributing significant Ruby on Rails and iOS development. Across earlier ventures, he led full-stack development and engineering management for multiple startups, including Form & Method, Unspace Interactive, and The Navarra Group, with a track record in Ruby on Rails, iOS, and scalable web infrastructure. He holds a BASc in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo and an MEng in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, underscoring a strong engineering foundation paired with entrepreneurial grit. David's career reflects a knack for turning ambitious concepts into auditable, scale-ready software, with a rare blend of hands-on coding and executive leadership.
11 years of coding experience
Github Skills (10)
vpn10
oauth10
wireguard10
tailscale10
security9
privacy8
storm1
one-click1
aws1
terraform1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
dfcarney/ece1779
Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:212 pushes, 5 branches in 2 months
dfcarney/dfcarney.github.io
Mar 2019 - Mar 2019
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 branch in 9 days
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