David Burkett
Software Engineer III at Philips Respironics
Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Burkett is a seasoned Software Engineer III with nine years of professional experience building durable, modular systems and a 4.0 Computer Science degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He specializes in C++ and C#, with broad full-stack exposure across Java, Python, Go, web frameworks and distributed data technologies like Hadoop and HBase. At Philips Respironics he designs Cloud Foundry microservices and middleware to enable secure device data ingestion, drawing on past work refactoring large legacy codebases at Cerner. He has contributed backend improvements to notable open-source cryptocurrency projects such as Grin and Litecoin, optimizing performance and protocol behavior. David is obsessive about API design and long-lived architectures—he intentionally prefers building systems meant to endure for decades rather than quick short-lived fixes. Colleagues rely on him for careful, detail-oriented engineering that balances practicality with long-term maintainability.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 4.0, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, 4.0 at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Github Skills (25)
c-language10
mib10
testing10
proofs10
bitcoin10
proof10
bitcoins10
im10
cryptocurrency10
cryptography10
blockchain10
nimble10
litecoin10
rust10
cprogramming-language10
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
litecoin-project/litecoin
Sep 2021 - Jul 2022
Litecoin source tree
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 49 reviews, 169 commits in 10 months
Contributions summary:David primarily contributed to the Litecoin source tree by implementing and fixing tests. The commits show modifications to test files, including fixes related to test data and the implementation of BIP8 for taproot. Additionally, the user made adjustments to the weight calculation for transactions and included MWEB-related modifications.
cryptocurrencylitecoinbitcoincrypto
mimblewimble/grin
Dec 2018 - Mar 2021
Minimal implementation of the Mimblewimble protocol.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 reviews, 11 commits, 12 PRs in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:David primarily contributed to the Grin cryptocurrency project by modifying the core code related to compression methods, block header synchronization, and transaction handling. They optimized code for performance by removing unnecessary array copies and refactored file filters for Windows compatibility. Additionally, the user addressed documentation issues and added features related to block header information within the API.
cryptographyrustprotocolmimblewimblecryptocurrency
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