DevNetwork Advisory Boards are composed of industry leaders, visionaries, and technical executives in the software engineering industry. As the destination for the global developer, engineering & IT community, DevNetwork has both the goal and obligation to present the most cutting-edge, innovative, and relevant content at our industry conferences and events. Our Advisory Board members help make that possible.
Advisory Board members have the opportunity to network with other advisors and to provide their experience and expertise – helping give our global community dynamic and valuable learning experiences. The Boards contribute their insight on proposed speakers & content, judge our annual industry Awards & Hackathons, and participate in the annual VIP Industry Summit at our flagship event, DeveloperWeek.
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I have worked at diverse companies and in various environments including startups and am currently at CarGurus.
I have experience in delivering products in the enterprise application space to small businesses by scaling technology teams.I have experience in delivering products in the enterprise application space to small businesses by scaling technology teams that effectively facilitate software development from prototype through hyper-growth curves that enable successful acquisitions.
If I had to summarize my leadership style in a nutshell, it would be ""It all starts with people.""
I am also a Leadership Coach. I help leaders gain self-awareness and navigate challenges so they can be more efficient, gain more clarity and thrive on their leadership journey.
A specialist team builder, adept at understanding people, teams and commercial constraints and in
empowering teams to find innovative solutions. Equally skilled in coaching, leading and supporting teams and
individuals through change.
A strong technical background and leadership capabilities to define and implement strategic and tactical roadmaps for start-ups and scale-ups.
PhD in AI and MSc in Computer Science, certified PMP and fluent in 4 European languages.
Transformational leader with international experience, extensive competence in various business domains, startups and enterprises, product and offshore companies, and multi-cultural environments.
Prior to joining APIMatic, Sid was Director of Developer Experience at Lob where his team moved from homegrown code libraries to SDKs generated from OpenAPI specifications. He also championed Xero’s adoption of API specifications which are used today to power their developer experience. When he isn’t helping developers, Sid can be found training with his wife for their next Spartan obstacle course race.
He is dedicated to mentoring exceptional software engineering talents.
He has over 7 years of experience working as a Software Engineer.
David enjoys hillwalking, reading sci-fi and fantasy books and regularly visits most of Scotland's tractor parks with his sons.