Summary
David Aben-athar is a Senior Java Software Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience modernizing large-scale systems, currently driving microservices and cloud-native initiatives at Bank Hapoalim. He combines deep Java and Spring Boot expertise with practical knowledge of Kafka, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, SQL, Redis, and CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, OpenShift, Helm, Docker) to deliver resilient, production-grade services. Comfortable across the stack, he also brings front-end experience (Vue.js, JavaScript, CSS) from CRM projects and a background in Linux server management and web servers (Nginx, Tomcat, Apache). Known for applying design patterns, data structures and algorithms to optimize systems, he earned Employee of the Year in 2021 for technical leadership and safe development practices. David mentors peers and students—a former academic tutor—fusing teaching instincts with pragmatic engineering to accelerate team delivery. Based in Israel, he stays actively curious about emerging technologies and how they can streamline modernization efforts.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Jerusalem College Technology - Machon Lev
Computer Science, Ingeniería informática, Computer Science, Ingeniería informática at Lev Academic Center (JCT)
Yeshiva Chabad Argentina
Spanish, Portuguese, English, Hebrew