David Liao is a seasoned engineering leader based in San Francisco with 11 years of experience building and scaling engineering teams and systems across startups and growth-stage companies. He combines hands-on full-stack and infrastructure expertise with a track record of growing and managing both local and remote teams, most recently serving as Director of Engineering after leadership roles including CTO and Engineering Manager. David has repeatedly stepped up into senior technical and organizational roles—shifting between individual contributor work and people leadership—to deliver reliable, production-grade systems at pace. Known for pragmatic execution, he brings experience in steering engineering organizations through rapid change while remaining deeply involved in architecture and delivery.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at Seattle University
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