Summary
David Henderson is a Senior Software Engineer at PayPal with 11 years of experience building high-traffic, transaction-safe credit products used by millions worldwide. He blends backend expertise in Java/Kotlin, distributed APIs, and testing automation with practical DevOps and monitoring solutions, having built a Slack-driven end-to-end testing bot and interim alerting system adopted across teams. Earlier roles at Golfland show his knack for hands-on problem solving and productization—creating in-house register, scheduling, and capacity-tracking systems while managing 300+ lifeguards. He holds an M.S. in Software Engineering from Arizona State University and is experienced coordinating cross-company integrations, notably for the Venmo Credit Card launch.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Computer Software Engineering at Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Engineering at Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University
English, American Sign Language