Summary
David Petrofsky is a seasoned full-stack software engineer with a decade of experience building scalable web and backend systems across startups and large enterprises, currently shaping product at Network Optix. He has a strong track record at Google and Hearst delivering TypeScript/JavaScript frontends, Java backends, and production-ready tooling—plus hands-on experience with AWS, CI/CD, and on-call incident response. Earlier roles show deep systems and performance expertise, from compiler and query optimizer work to slashing UI load times from minutes to seconds for enterprise customers. A practical AI enthusiast, he prototyped AI-generated review summaries and brings that curiosity to product-focused engineering. Based in the Los Angeles area and trained at UCLA, he combines long-term ownership of complex components with a habit of documenting and mentoring teams to improve maintainability and onboarding.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, Los Angeles