David Smith is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in software development, system reliability, and cryptocurrency asset management. David founded a consulting service for cryptocurrency asset management, served as a staff software engineer at Meta, and previously led a team at NerdWallet responsible for an asynchronous messaging service. Notable roles include senior site reliability engineer at Google, where responsibilities included managing Google Cloud/AppEngine, and software engineer positions at companies such as INFERRET JAPAN and TriAx, contributing to CI/CD infrastructure and content analysis technologies. David holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from West Virginia University, as well as qualifications in Japanese studies.