Karl Smith
Senior Software Engineer at GoDaddy
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolKarl Smith is a Senior Software Engineer with 17 years of professional experience and a long track record of building practical, revenue-driving web applications for both startups and enterprises. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, he currently applies his full‑stack expertise at GoDaddy while running multiple product and consulting ventures that span Ruby on Rails, Python, Node.js, and relational databases. He has founded and sold web products, developed patented statistical tools for petroleum safety, and implemented AML and fraud-detection systems for financial services—demonstrating a rare blend of engineering, regulatory rigor, and domain savvy. Comfortable bridging technical and business needs, he repeatedly retains long-term clients and designs systems focused on measurable operational metrics and compliance.
17 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science (BS), Electrical Engineering at Purdue UniversityPerry Meridian High School
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Github Skills (123)
javascript9
jquery9
haml9
js9
thermostat9
css9
cdn9
paypal8
html8
markup-language8
ruby-on-rails8
mvc8
ruby8
security8
mls8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
threadhead/haithermo
Jan 2009 - May 2014
A ruby library that implements the HAI Omnistat Thermostat protocol
Contributions:120 commits in 5 years 5 months
thermostatruby-libraryruby
godaddy/better_spree_paypal_express
Jul 2016 - Aug 2019
(An attempt at) A better Spree PayPal Express Extension. Currently in beta.
Contributions:10 commits, 1 PR, 7 pushes in 3 years 2 months
javascriptexpresspaypalnodejsspree
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