David Wilcox

@davidtwilcox
Learn by teaching and open gates.
Missouri
He/Him

Wannabe Data Scientist

Platform Engineer

40 and Fabulous

Veteran

Developer Experience

Backend Developer

Bedroom Musician

Dog Owner

Admitter of Failures

Imaginary World Builder

API Strategy & Design

Functional programming

DIY-er

Software Engineering Leader

Startup

Debugger

Air Force Veteran

C-plus-plus

System Architecture

IPO'd

Hackathon Attendee

Golang

Python Developer

Neurodivergent

Hiring

Systems Thinker

Knowledge Sharer

Python

GitHub

Engineering Manager

Conference Speaker

Pythonista

Team Lead

Mechanical Keyboard Enthusiast

Seen Some Sh*t

Game Developer

Self-Taught

People Manager

Photography

Open Source

Software Engineer

ADHD

Data Science

Software Developer

Remote Worker

Life Long Learner

Machine Learning

Photographer

Conference Attendee

Coding

Traveler

Consultant

Manager

Mentor

Advisor

Speaker

Software Engineering

Old school and new school back end engineer, former game developer, ML adjacent engineer, and general tech generalist. Also a photographer and not award-winning cook when the analytical brain needs a rest.

I'm open to

open source contributions,

investing,

giving resume feedback,

guest lecturing,

participating in user research,

live streaming,

activism,

joining company boards,

mentoring,

speaking at events,

writing,

speaking on podcasts,

content creation,

and beta testing new products.

Contact Me

Resume

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Feb 2021 - Present

Lead consultant developer, ThoughtWorks

Sep 2015 - Feb 2021

Lead engineer - SDKs, Alteryx

Sep 2007 - Sep 2015

Lead engineer, Walmart

Aug 2005 - Sep 2007

Director of engineering, Black Lantern Studios

Portfolio

Departed Alteryx after leading the design and engineering process for the creation of a new platform SDK. The team effort to create C++, Python, and Node APIs to interact with a complex, high-perfo...

Stationed at Misawa AB, Japan, from 1996 - 1999 while serving in the United States Air Force. Wonderful experience living and working in a location and culture so different than the one I grew up in.

Alteryx had its IPO on this date and I was fortunate enough to be an employee with options at that time. My first time, and hopefully not last, working for a company that went public.

Now an old programmer. I feel young and have experience, so screw off with your 30-under-30 nonsense. I'm kidding - love to see what people of any age are doing!