David Dietz

Software Engineer, Urbanist Advocate, and Community Volunteer

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

About

I think the best way to know who I am, how I work, what I'm passionate about, and what I can do for you is to talk with me in person. Let's go out for lunch, go on a bike ride, walk around a neighborhood, take a train ride somewhere. If that isn't possible, then let's connect on the phone/online.

Experience

  • Independent Software Engineer at David Dietz LLC
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Currently working with Navalia, as a Tech Lead, to help Papa Johns through a digital transformation and build a new gaming platform. Helped Costco migrate applications/data to a new cloud provider.

  • Software Engineer and Sr. Consultant at Improving
    Aug 2018 - Aug 2024 · 6 yrs 1 mo

    I worked with clients to help deliver modern software solutions. Wendy's – Lead Software Engineer – loyalty team Shipt - Software Engineer – search engineering team, order processing team Optum - Lead Software Engineer – user provisioning and authorization team Chewy – Software Engineer – backend services team WellDot - Software Developer – backend services and integration Trimble/PeopleNet - Software Developer – dispatch/driver chat BackpackEMR - Software Developer – reporting Some of the tools used: Java, Golang, Node, Python, React, Angular, AWS, GCP, Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, DynamoDB, Kafka, Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Elasticsearch, Redis, Serverless, Firebase/Firestore

  • Software Developer at Relationship One
    Jun 2016 - Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Full stack developer for R1s product engineering team. We did a lot for small team (~7 people); planning, design, engineering, devops, architecture, quality assurance, maintenance, support. We created enterprise scaled applications in cloud native environments with many 3rd party integrations; Oracle Marketing Cloud, Salesforce, Stripe, Twilio, and other internal business APIs Tools Used: Java, Spring, AWS, Angular, Postgres, JavaScript, Node.js, Jenkins, Quartz, RabbitMQ

  • Founder & Technical Director at 3 Tree Productions
    2012 - Jul 2016 · 4 yrs 7 mos

    At 3 Tree Productions, I specialized in full-service video production (Camera Department, Direction, Coordination) and data management. I planned/organized production equipment, handled logistics, and provided AC and DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) services while on set. I also managed the public facing web application which included rental services.