Summary
Dave Calnan is a senior software engineer and team lead with nine years of experience building full-stack React/React Native and Laravel applications and a track record of shipping products from startup to scale. A serial founder and former CTO, he co-founded Telea and founded SourceAcademy, combining hands-on development with product and business ownership. He launched The Kino as a teenager and later won a UCC Quercus scholarship for innovation and entrepreneurship, reflecting a long-standing drive to create social impact through ventures. At Workvivo by Zoom he progressed from software engineer to team lead, mentoring engineers while delivering user-facing features and platform improvements. Passionate about music, social responsibility and storytelling, he writes about his work and ideas online and enjoys turning community needs into viable digital products. Comfortable leading small teams or shipping solo, he blends entrepreneurial grit with pragmatic engineering discipline.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Irish Leaving Certificate, Irish Leaving Certificate at Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh
Bachelor's Degree Commerce, Bachelor's Degree Commerce at University College Cork
Innovation & Entreprepreneurship Scholarship, Innovation & Entreprepreneurship Scholarship at Quercus Talented Students Program UCC
English