David Daniel
Co-Founder & CTO at Layer3
Crestone, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Daniel is a seasoned software engineer and entrepreneur with 11 years of experience building full-stack, user-focused systems and currently serving as Co-Founder & CTO of ILLA Labs, where he’s shaping financial infrastructure for AI agents. He has a strong Javascript/TypeScript background and hands-on experience across React, Vue, Node, Express and Postgres from roles at SALT, Regen Network, and Layer3. Comfortable bridging product and engineering, he has led development teams and shipped production web applications at startups and agencies. After a year-long meditation retreat in rural Colorado, he returned with refreshed focus and a preference for remote-first roles that balance deep work and rapid iteration. His training at Turing School complements a psychology background from the University of Georgia, giving him a practical edge in designing user-centered systems and team dynamics. Colleagues value his mix of technical depth, entrepreneurial grit, and a measured approach to problem-solving.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
University of GeorgiaJavascript, Ruby, and Rails, Javascript, Ruby, and Rails at Turing School of Software & Design
Github Skills (133)
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
haveanicedavid/pivot
May 2015 - Jul 2015
Contributions:87 pushes in 1 month
haveanicedavid/sales_engine
Mar 2015 - Jan 2019
Final Project for Module One of Turing
Contributions:78 PRs, 60 pushes, 21 branches in 3 years 10 months
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