Daniel Distant
Senior Software Engineer at Capital One
New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Distant is a Senior Software Engineer and seasoned iOS developer with 11 years of professional experience building and maintaining mobile products across startups and enterprise teams in New York. He progressed from intensive, competitive training in mobile development to shipping features at companies like VICE, Fuzz, and now Capital One, where he contributes to large-scale iOS efforts. Daniel pairs strong communication and editorial instincts from a prior journalism career with disciplined engineering practices, making him adept at turning ambiguous specs into polished, production-ready apps. He thrives in cross-functional environments—collaborating with design, Android, web, and backend teams—and has a track record of sustaining apps post-launch. An unconventional path and attention to detail give him a pragmatic perspective on user-focused software quality.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Stony Brook University
Github Skills (4)
connected4
multiplayer3
bluetooth3
ios2
Github contributions (5)
teamposeidon/Zetron
Dec 2015 - Dec 2015
Contributions:8 commits, 6 pushes in 6 days
bluetoothconnectedios-nativeiosmultiplayer
bblanco1/Timer
Aug 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:36 pushes in 11 days
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