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David Nazarov

Veteran software architect at the intersection of distributed systems, cloud architecture, and emerging AI/ML technologies. 20+ years turning complex challenges into scalable, efficient, cost-saving solutions while mentoring and developing engineering talent.

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About Me

I'm a senior software architect with over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing complex distributed systems. My career spans multiple industries including autonomous vehicles, cryptocurrency, e-commerce, fintech and energy.

With a Master's degree in Computer Science with a concentration in Machine Learning from Georgia Tech (4.0 GPA), I bring both theoretical knowledge and practical implementation experience to solve challenging technical problems.

Throughout my career, I've led large engineering teams, mentored technical talent, and delivered critical systems that have significantly reduced costs, improved efficiency, and enhanced scalability for organizations like Cruise, Coinbase, and Jet.com (Walmart).

I'm passionate about building robust and efficient architectures that can handle high volumes of data and transactions in real-time environments. My approach combines cutting-edge technology with pragmatic engineering practices to deliver solutions that meet both immediate needs and long-term strategic goals.

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Languages

C#, F#, Java, Go, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C++

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Cloud & DevOps

AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform

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Data & Storage

SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, Cloud Spanner, BigQuery, Redis, EventStore

Areas of Expertise

Distributed Systems
Microservices Architecture
Cloud-Native Applications
Event Sourcing
Domain Driven Design
High-Volume Systems
Real-time Data Processing
Performance Optimization
ML/AI Integration
Technical Leadership
Team Mentoring

Experience

Cruise

2023 - 2025 | Senior Staff Software Engineer
  • Led the Marketplace Intelligence project—a multi-source data platform ingesting 1M+ signals weekly, enabling proactive fleet risk mitigation
  • Architected a highly efficient delta delivery system, achieving 99% bandwidth reduction
  • Established a near real-time data pipeline for system event streams providing a single source of truth for forensic analyses
  • Spearheaded cross-functional architecture initiatives including an orchestration framework with Temporal Cloud

Coinbase

2021 - 2023 | Senior Staff Software Engineer
  • Launched "Cloud Node", a high-volume and low-latency API for retrieving blockchain data, reducing customer costs by ~10x
  • Bootstrapped foundations arm to scale the organization by standardizing and centralizing processes
  • Led Osmosis protocol onboarding, pioneering save/restore integration that reduced validator spin-up time from ~1 hour to under a minute

Jet.com

2018 - 2021 | Director of Software Engineering
  • Acted as lead architect for 6 different pillars (30 engineers), mentoring tech leads
  • Co-architected next-generation Warehouse Management System (WMS) unifying all WMS's company-wide
  • Ensured system uptime during peak holiday periods of ≥ 99.96%, with 98% of orders fulfilled/shipped on time
  • Led a sub-team to deploy 3 new Fulfillment Centers before 2019 holidays, increasing network by 75%

Jet.com

2016 - 2018 | Associate Director of Software Engineering
  • Tech lead for team of 10 engineers, responsible for development and uptime of Jet WMS
  • Guided system architecture for cloud-native distributed WMS built in F# leveraging event sourcing, CQRS, and DDD
  • Led performance optimization efforts handling high loads of 100K orders/hour, shipping over 2MM packages
  • Created semi-automated failover process, and successfully ran warehouse operations in backup region

Earlier Experience

2003 - 2016 | Various Roles

10+ years of additional experience in software engineering and architecture roles at companies including:

  • REDI (Principal Software Engineer)
  • ThinkEco (Director of Software Development)
  • Credit Suisse (Vice President)
  • Liquidnet (Senior Developer)
  • Lehman Brothers (Senior Developer)
  • And more...

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

M.S. in Computer Science
Concentration in Machine Learning, 2019
GPA: 4.0

Queens College

B.S. in Computer Science
Minor in Mathematics, 2002

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Location

New York, NY

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Languages

English, Russian (Fluent)