Summary
Dave Wingate is a Staff Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building scalable, data-driven products and leading teams through complex integrations and architecture at companies like Cisco, Khoros, and Blackbaud. He blends backend systems expertise—streaming ingestion, Elasticsearch, Dynamo, and RESTful services—with practical frontend experience delivering visual analytics and responsive dashboards. Known for unifying authentication models and improving system scalability, he excels at turning legacy systems into maintainable, high-performance platforms. Based in Cedar Park, Texas, he pairs an MS in Computer Science with a BA in Philosophy, bringing both analytical rigor and clear communication to technical leadership. A hands-on mentor, he focuses on shipping reliable solutions that delight both engineers and end users.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Philosophy, BA, Philosophy at Grinnell College
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at Texas State University-San Marcos
Spanish