David Jonathan Blurton
Experience
Staff Software Engineer, Running Tide
July 2023 — September 2024
Front-end strategy for a climate-technology company developing software to measure the environmental impact of ocean-based carbon removal. This role embedded me in sustained cross-disciplinary collaboration with environmental research scientists, working with scientific datasets and carbon-cycle modelling. I automated the process for quantifying millions of dollars of carbon credits and created a customer portal which unlocked digital delivery of carbon credits to customers.
Full Stack Developer, Optimal Audio
September 2019 — September 2022
Lead developer of firmware and front end for a networked digital audio product with realtime web control. I had sole ownership of the software development and designed and implemented the firmware, networking and user interface. (react, typescript, c++, kubernetes)
Music Director, Hvítasunnukirkjan Fíladelfía
June 2021 — December 2021
Coordinated a diverse group of over 100 volunteers.
Head of Product, Takumi
September 2016 — December 2018
Responsible for product roadmap, project delivery and engineering quality. Technical lead for front-end products, including consumer apps and websites for conducting business operations. Managed a distributed team of 8 developers. Communicated product roadmap across the company and coordinated with sales offices in 4 countries. (react, react native, python, postgres, kubernetes)
Senior Web Developer, Aranja
October 2014 — September 2016
Built web applications for clients such as Google, Facebook, Nest, Landsbankinn and many more. Highlights include the redesign of the Android developer documentation site and responsive web games for Google's Santa Tracker, both used by millions of people worldwide.