David Hill
Senior Software Engineer at Simpli.fi
Windermere, Florida, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Hill is a senior software engineer with 13 years of experience building and maintaining web applications and databases, currently contributing at Simpli.fi. He brings deep Ruby on Rails, PHP, and MySQL expertise alongside hands-on experience in Java and C++, and a strong preference for shaping software design before implementation. His background spans startups and enterprise projects across industries—from adtech and healthcare to insurance and legal tech—where he has moved between senior and staff engineering roles. Previously a Director of Technology, he combines individual contributor velocity with system-level thinking and mentoring. Off the clock he hosts the Ode to RailsConf podcast, reflecting a long-standing engagement with the Rails community and developer culture. Based in Wesley Chapel, FL, he’s known for turning legacy systems into maintainable platforms while driving pragmatic, well-detailed solutions.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
North County HSBrigham Young University
Github Skills (19)
admin10
speaker10
rails10
ruby10
admin-interface10
ruby-on-rails9
stimulusjs8
get-started8
bootstrap7
saas7
tailwindcss7
mhealth7
js7
jekyll4
test-framework3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
esmale/tailwindcss-stimulus-components
Aug 2020 - Apr 2025
A set of StimulusJS components for TailwindCSS apps similar to Bootstrap JS components.
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 8 months
tailwindcsssimilartailwindcssstimulusjs
esmale/speakerline
May 2024 - Jul 2025
Showcasing speakers' proposals and timelines in an effort to demystify the CFP process and help new speakers get started.
Contributions:2 PRs, 8 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 2 months
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