Summary
David Allen is a seasoned full-stack engineering leader and founder with over a decade of hands-on experience building web platforms, tooling, and integrations for enterprises and startups. Currently Director of Full Stack Engineering at Fidelity and founder of Esper Innovations, he blends strategic leadership with deep technical execution across React, Node, Go, Python, and cloud architectures. He has driven measurable business impact—designing platforms that saved a Fortune 500 client $500k annually, cut order processing time by 30%, and improved productivity by 75% through automation. A committed teacher and mentor, he has led teams, run accelerated bootcamps, and built developer tooling to scale organizations and careers. Comfortable in regulated and security-sensitive environments, he has delivered HIPAA-compliant systems and performed formal IT risk and forensic assessments. Based in Exeter, NH, he thrives on solving novel problems by applying a broad cross-domain toolkit rather than a single-language focus.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Plymouth Regional High School
B.S, Information Technology, Magna Cum Laude, B.S, Information Technology, Magna Cum Laude at Plymouth State University
Management Information Systems, Networking, Management Information Systems, Networking at Daniel Webster College
English