David Dickson
Founder at Opez
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Dickson is a seasoned engineering leader with 12 years of experience building and scaling AI and data platforms, currently serving as SVP of Sage AI in San Francisco. He has progressed through technical and leadership roles at Sage since 2017 after an earlier VP of Engineering role at Compass, combining hands-on engineering with strategic product delivery. David leads cross-functional teams of data scientists, ML engineers, data engineers and cloud specialists to ship, monitor and scale trusted AI for finance and operations. He prioritizes inventive, engineering-driven teams that embrace the bleeding edge while maintaining operational rigor. A dual-degree background in Software Engineering and Psychology underpins his emphasis on collaborative culture and human-centered AI. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic leader who balances rapid delivery with building resilient, production-grade ML systems.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
The University of MelbourneHigh School Victorian Certificate of Education, High School Victorian Certificate of Education at Wesley College
Github Skills (1)
jekyll5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
davidkdickson/Fdbup
Feb 2016 - Apr 2021
Contributions:2 pushes in 5 years 2 months
davidkdickson/dotfiles
May 2015 - Jun 2026
Contributions:3 PRs, 272 pushes, 2 branches in 11 years 3 months
dotfilesdot-filesdotzsh
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