Summary
David Slaugh is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience building and hardening web applications across PHP and modern JavaScript stacks. He has led backend and full-stack work at organizations ranging from healthcare and government contractors to SaaS startups, frequently improving security posture by remediating XSS, CSRF, and SQL injection risks. Comfortable with Node.js/Express, Symfony, CodeIgniter and databases from MySQL to Oracle and MongoDB, he bridges legacy PHP systems and newer JS-driven services. David has a track record of translating accessibility and compliance needs into practical UI improvements and mentoring junior engineers on best practices. Based in West Jordan, Utah, he pairs pragmatic engineering with a consultant’s eye for codebase health and incremental refactors. He also brings the perspective of a longtime independent web consultant, which helps him balance product needs with maintainable technical choices.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's degree Computer Programming, Associate's degree Computer Programming at Stevens Henager College