Summary
Jessica David is a Principal Data Engineer with 11 years of experience, currently shaping security intelligence pipelines at Elastic to help researchers and detection engineers deliver protections for endpoint users. She blends systems architecture, developer velocity, and team liaison work to simplify complex data flows—often self-styled as the "Lady of the Data Lake" and proud GIF guru, which hints at a playful, human-centered approach to tooling and collaboration. Her background spans data warehousing, Hadoop ecosystems, streaming analytics, and cluster security from roles at The Jonah Group and a research internship at Microsoft Research Cambridge. Based in Toronto, she’s known for improving the day-to-day of colleagues through thoughtful automation and pragmatic system design, with a knack for adding the metaphorical M&Ms to cloud data work.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering at University of Evansville
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science at University of Toronto
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy