David Smoker
Software Engineer at xAI
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Smoker is a seasoned backend software engineer with about 15 years of experience across C++, Python, Go, and Rust, currently applying his craft at xAI in London. He has moved from hands-on development to leadership, serving as staff and principal engineer and driving scalable architectures and robust systems. As a co-founder of Popin Social, he brings entrepreneurial energy to building practical AI-enabled products. His career spans fintech and AI-focused teams, with notable leadership roles at Hopin, Thought Machine (Head of Smart Contracts), OakNorth Analytical Intelligence, and Bloomberg LP. He earned a Computer Science and Applied Mathematics degree from the University of Sydney, grounding his work in solid theoretical foundations and pragmatic execution.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Sydney
English, ChineseGithub contributions (5)
dsmo7206/countdown
Oct 2015 - Feb 2017
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
dsmo7206/crapchat
Nov 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:22 pushes, 1 branch in 14 days
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