Summary
David Tate is a Senior Software Architect and founder with a decade-spanning track record of building cloud-first, resilient backend systems and leading remote engineering teams. He blends hands-on expertise in C#, .NET Core, Python, TypeScript and AWS/Azure infrastructure with strong data and VLDB experience across SQL Server, MongoDB and analytics platforms. Comfortable hiring, coaching and scaling teams, he also partners with product management to ensure pragmatic, compliant solutions (HIPAA, SOC 2) are delivered. As owner of BGA Studios he consulted for enterprise clients like UPS and Trek Bikes, shipped a campaign management platform and built bespoke integrations such as a PHP extension for Piwik to use Azure Table Storage. Known for practical creativity and rapid learning, he emphasizes observability, chaos engineering and Compliance-as-Code to make systems both robust and auditable. Based in Woodstock, GA, he pairs a Computer Science and Linguistics background with a self-directed Technical MBA to bridge technical depth and business outcomes.
5 years of coding experience
Earned International Baccalaureate diploma (ibo.org), Earned International Baccalaureate diploma (ibo.org) at Central High School
University of Georgia
Technical MBA, Technical MBA at Self-directed MBA