David Maxson
Machine Learning Software Engineer at Waymo
Auburn, California, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Maxson is a Machine Learning Software Engineer with 14 years of experience building data-first, production ML systems and developer-friendly platforms. Currently at Waymo after leading data engineering at Rearc, he specializes in converting research prototypes into reliable, high-throughput pipelines and developer tools—cutting pipeline authoring from days to hours and scaling production pipelines 5x. His background at Johns Hopkins APL and government labs blends applied research with engineering rigor, including Rust-accelerated analytics, indexing tens of TBs of biometric data, and compressing multi-week experiments into days. David pairs hands-on coding with technical leadership and mentorship, having led teams, run workshops on serverless LangChain demos, and supported pre-sales technical engagements. Based in Auburn, CA, he brings a pragmatic focus on observability and automation (Sentry, Great Expectations, custom monitoring) that consistently reduces incident toil and drives measurable business outcomes. He’s equally comfortable optimizing ML experiments as he is building low-code infrastructure to accelerate delivery.
15 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoMaster's degree Computer Science (Machine Learning), Master's degree Computer Science (Machine Learning) at Georgia Institute of TechnologyComputer Science, Computer Science at Sierra College
English, Japanese, Latin
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Github Skills (178)
python10
data-integrity10
dvc10
eda10
data-profiling10
data-quality10
celery10
exploratory-data-analysis10
data-validation9
pandas9
django9
pipeline9
ipython9
cookiecutter9
sentry9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
scnerd/Picasso
Jul 2011 - Aug 2011
Contributions:12 commits in 17 days
scnerd/miniutils
Nov 2017 - Oct 2020
Small Python utilities for adding concise functionality and usability to your code
Contributions:2 releases, 116 commits, 36 PRs in 2 years 11 months
python
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