Summary
Daniel Kelly is a software engineer and former startup CTO with nine years of experience building full-stack web applications, system administration, and teaching core CS subjects. He co-founded Refractd and led its technical direction while also handling sysadmin responsibilities, demonstrating both product-minded engineering and operational ownership. Daniel has lectured multiple modules at University College Cork—spanning Java, web and mobile development, and prescriptive analytics—bringing practical industry experience into the classroom. He has delivered production work as a full-stack developer at DiginetID and now contributes to enterprise engineering at NetApp. Outside work he ships side projects, including a fully functional Twitter clone, reflecting a hands-on, build-first mentality. Based in Ireland, he blends entrepreneurial grit, teaching experience, and a preference for making things that work end-to-end.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
BSc (Hons), Business Infomation Systems, BSc (Hons), Business Infomation Systems at University College Cork