Summary
David Vollbracht is a seasoned technology leader and Chief Technology Officer based in Austin, Texas, with 18 years of experience building pragmatic software and leading engineering teams. He combines deep expertise in functional programming—especially Haskell—with hands-on product development earned through roles at Exfresso, Flipstone Technology Partners, and ThoughtWorks. As a partner at an application studio, he focuses on crafting software that enhances real experiences rather than replacing them, blending design sensibility with engineering rigor. His background in mathematics and Japanese from Ohio State hints at a disciplined, analytical approach and cross-cultural curiosity that inform his product decisions. Known for preferring functional paradigms across languages, he brings a thoughtful, long-term perspective to system architecture and developer craft.
18 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BS/BA Mathematics Japanese, BS/BA Mathematics Japanese at The Ohio State University