David Westerhoff is a Principal Software Engineer with over a decade of experience turning ideas into production-grade products, currently scaling backend and infrastructure for BNPL payment, capital markets, and accounting systems at Uplift. He has led cross-functional teams as a founder and CTO—raising capital and building novel authentication and identity systems—and has hands-on experience across security, mobile, and financial applications. Comfortable in both startup and product-led environments, he has shipped MVPs to exits and built bespoke platforms as a consultant. Based in the Atlanta metro area with a BS in Computer Science from San Diego State, he blends product intuition with deep engineering rigor, often focusing on auditable, secure infrastructure that supports high-throughput financial workloads.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at San Diego State University
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David Westerhoff - Principal Software Engineer at Uplift Inc.