Juno Beach Pier reaching out over the Atlantic in Palm Beach County

David
Daniel

Software Engineer, Tallahassee, FL

I build the systems that carry vehicle titles and liens between lenders and state DMVs.

Portrait of David Daniel

Full-stack software engineer with four years building, testing, and operating enterprise systems across a large multi-application platform.

  • Java
  • React/Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • C#/.NET
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL Server

Owns services end to end — design, test-first development, AWS/Kubernetes deployment, and production support — and builds AI-assisted engineering tooling used daily.

Strong focus on backend services, API integrations, database performance, legacy modernization, and reliable delivery.

Experience

Earlier experience

  • Honeybelle at PGA National Resort

    Server

    January 2022 – May 2022

  • Tommy Bahama

    Server

    January 2021 – February 2022

    Previously: Bartender

  • Westwood Interior Cleaning

    Exterior Maintenance Technician

    June 2018 – July 2020

    The longer story

    Working at Westwood was my initial attempt at getting out out of the restaurant industry. I was in charge of maintaining the exteriors of model homes and inventory homes for major homebuilders like Lennar, Meritage and Mattamy. This would involve traveling to various properties in south florida and working out of a trailer to do pressure washing and window cleaning as needed, also replacing light bulbs and ac filters. The company I worked for struggled after the Covid-19 pandemic and had to let go of several people including me. I ended up going back to Duffy's full time.

  • Duffy's Bar & Grill

    Server

    August 2017 – January 2021

    Previously: Bartender

    The longer story

    I worked at Duffy's for about three and a half years, I worked at three different locations and was offered a management position several times. I never accepted any supervisory position because i had no interest in pursuing a career in restaurant management

  • Buffalo Wild Wings

    Server

    March 2017 – August 2017

  • Chili's Bar & Grill

    Bartender

    May 2015 – August 2017

    Previously: Server, Expeditor, Line Cook

    The longer story

    I started working at Chili's as an expeditor, after working there for six months I was promoted to a server position. After being a server for eight months I was promoted to bartender. I worked as a bartender for a little over a year before moving on to a different company

  • Teleperformance

    Xbox Customer Service Representative

    November 2014 – May 2015

  • Dunkin’ Donuts

    General Manager

    September 2012 – November 2014

    Previously: Shift Leader, Team Member

    • Increased sales 40%+; managed and trained ~20 staff.
    The longer story

    When I started working at Dunkin Donuts, it was for the grand opening of a brand-new store. Two weeks after the store opened, I was promoted from a Team Member position to being a Shift Leader. After a year in that position, I was given my own store and promoted to General Manager. After one and a half years in that position, I realized that restaurant management wasn't going to be my career, so I moved on

  • Grande's Bella Cucina

    Expeditor

    November 2008 – May 2012

    Previously: Food Runner, Busser

    The longer story

    Grande's was my first job, I started here as a busser when I was 17 years old. I worked my way up to food runner and then eventually became the expeditor for the restaurant. As the expeditor i was in charge of making sure every order reached the table exactly to the customer's specifications and in a timely fashion

Projects

LoL App screenshot

LoL App

A League of Legends reference with searchable champions and items, a drag-and-drop build tester that recalculates stats and ability damage, and an item guessing game.

  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Prisma
  • PostgreSQL
To Do List screenshot

To Do List

A task tracker with separate active and completed lists, built in React and styled with Bootstrap and Sass.

  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Bootstrap
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Sass
Pokedex screenshot

Pokedex

A Pokédex browser that looks up a Pokémon and shows its artwork and stats, built in React with Bootstrap and Sass.

  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Bootstrap
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Sass
Hangman screenshot

Hangman

A hangman word game with an on-screen keyboard and a drawn gallows, built with React and Next.js.

  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Bootstrap
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Next.js

Education

  • Palm Beach State College graduation photo

    Associate of Arts

    Palm Beach State College

    Lake Worth, FLJanuary 2020 – December 2021

  • William T. Dwyer High School graduation photo

    High School Diploma

    William T. Dwyer High School

    August 2005 – May 2009

Skills

Languages

  • Java
  • C#
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • SQL
  • C++

Backend

  • Spring Boot
  • Hibernate/JPA
  • MyBatis
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • REST APIs
  • OpenAPI

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Redux
  • Responsive Web Development
  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Bootstrap
  • Sass
  • Material UI

Data & Tooling

  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL Server
  • Maven
  • Git
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS/CloudFront
  • Nexus
  • PDFBox
  • MongoDB

Testing & AI

  • JUnit
  • Jest
  • TDD
  • AI coding agents (Claude Code)
  • MCP servers
  • Small-model training