Davin Thompson is a Principal Software Engineer with nearly 30 years in IT and a decade of focused software experience, currently leading engineering at Transmit after steering ad-tech migrations and multi-language projects at Pluto TV. He blends deep systems administration roots with hands-on development in TypeScript, Go, and Rust, and has architected microservice backends, encoding pipelines, and CI/CD processes for multinational teams. Known for guiding teams through complex cloud migrations—moving 14 ad-tech microservices from ECS to EKS—he balances operational leadership with frequent hands-on coding and traffic steering. His background includes building large-scale e-commerce and CMS platforms as an independent contractor and designing enterprise-grade network and VOIP systems for education and business clients. Comfortable across full-stack and infrastructure concerns, Davin brings a creative, culture-friendly leadership style and a track record of delivering correct solutions the first time.
10 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General, Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General at St. Clair Community College
Electrical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology at Michigan Technological University
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Davin Thompson - Principal Software Engineer at Transmit