Summary
Paul Davis is a seasoned founder and software engineer with 20 years of experience building systems from the ground up, including being the second employee and founding programmer at Amazon.com where he authored early backend infrastructure. Since 1998 he has led Linux Audio Systems, blending deep technical craftsmanship with entrepreneurial leadership in open-source and audio-focused software. Based in the Albuquerque–Santa Fe area, he combines legacy e-commerce platform experience with long-term work on Linux audio tooling, suggesting rare cross-domain expertise in scalable backends and real-time multimedia systems. Known for enduring projects rather than brief stints, he brings a pragmatic, build-first mentality and institutional knowledge of how foundational systems evolve over decades.
20 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer