David De Sousa
Staff Engineer at YACFirm B.V.
Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolDavid De Sousa is a Staff Engineer with 14 years of professional experience and a decade focused on backend and cloud-native systems, currently based in Almere, Netherlands. He builds meticulously designed, production-hardened services and data pipelines, with a strong emphasis on automation that minimizes human error and keeps developer workflows frictionless. As a founder and consultant (YACFirm, We Riot) he has repeatedly turned boutique teams into reliable delivery engines, shipping a cloud-native data management platform and bespoke integrations for clients. His roles span hands-on engineering, architecture, and leadership—from crafting CI/CD and distributed test proxies to leading multi-team delivery at DealMaker and MakerStreet. He’s particularly invested in processing large-scale data in the cloud and creating developer environments where “things just work.” Beyond technical depth, he pairs entrepreneurial experience with practical training initiatives that turn novices into productive engineers.
14 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Engineering at Universidad Simón Bolívar
English, Spanish, Portuguese
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Github Skills (200)
xcb10
python10
json-schema10
testing10
bitnami10
reload10
simplify10
async10
charts10
linux10
swagger-ui10
api10
rest10
helm10
golang10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
dedsm/dotfiles
Oct 2016 - Mar 2020
Contributions:44 commits, 39 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 5 months
dedsm/vcrpy
Mar 2016 - Jul 2019
Contributions:3 PRs, 16 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 4 months
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