David Van Geest
About David Van Geest
David Van Geest is a Software Architect at Hopper with extensive experience in software development and engineering roles across various companies.
Company
David Van Geest is currently employed at Hopper. He holds the position of Software Architect at the company. Hopper is a technology-driven company focused on travel and booking solutions.
Title
David Van Geest holds the title of Software Architect at Hopper. In this role, he is currently focusing on data and machine learning infrastructure.
Professional Experience
David Van Geest has a comprehensive background in software development and engineering. Prior to his current role at Hopper, he served as Principal Software Developer and Senior Software Developer at the same company. His career includes significant tenures at PagerDuty, where he progressed from Software Engineer to Senior Software Engineer (SDE 4), and at SpinDance, where he held roles ranging from Software Engineer to Lead Software Engineer. He also has experience at Burke E. Porter Machinery and Electrical & Systems Advanced Control Inc.
Education and Skills
David Van Geest studied at Calvin University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) with a focus on Electrical and Computer Engineering and French. He also studied at Université Stendhal Grenoble 3, achieving B2 fluency in French. His technical skills include expertise in AWS and GCP, a strong interest in streaming data systems, API tooling, and proficiency in Scala programming language.
Early Career Internships
In the early stages of his career, David Van Geest completed internships as an Engineering Intern at Festival Hydro and as an Engineering Co-op at Electrical & Systems Advanced Control Inc. These internships provided foundational engineering experience in Stratford, Ontario, and London, Canada Area, respectively.