Summary
John Davalos is a founder and seasoned software engineer with 12+ years building MVC-based web applications and large-scale SaaS platforms, now focused on agentic development that combines modern AI with proven engineering architecture. Based in Sunnyvale, he has led product and platform work at Walmart Global Tech and run his own ventures (Springrock Ventures and EMD Consulting), operating as a solo builder who designs, prototypes, and ships production-grade systems. He is a hands-on full-stack developer fluent in React, Redux, Ruby, Java/Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs, with strong TDD practices using RSpec and Capybara. John also brings infrastructure and data curiosity—actively moving toward Terraform, cloud-native design, Hadoop, and search/ caching technologies like Elasticsearch, Solr, and Redis. He mentors junior engineers and accelerates teams through AI-augmented workflows and rapid prototyping for startups and enterprise modernization. A pragmatic tinkerer, he blends startup speed with architectural rigor to deliver scalable, API-first products.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Foothill College