David Olivas

I am a Senior/Staff Software Engineer with 10+ years designing and operating high-scale systems at Stripe and Google. I focus on payment platforms, AI-driven fraud prevention, and real-time data infrastructure that handle massive global volumes.

At Stripe I architected and scaled core Payments API services and Radar fraud systems using Go, gRPC, Kubernetes, and AWS, contributing to systems that process trillions in annual volume and reduce fraud incidents. I built data pipelines, observability, and dashboards, and integrated internal LLM tools to simplify complex queries for teams.

At Google I led backend and real-time pipeline work for YouTube recommendations, improving engagement and performance through scalable Java/Python services, Pub/Sub, and Bigtable. I also drove multi-cloud CI/CD strategies and cost optimizations across cloud storage and data transfer.

I mentor engineers, champion API and observability best practices, and enjoy building reliable, testable systems end-to-end—from backend services to production UIs. I seek roles where I can drive technical direction, scale critical infrastructure, and help teams grow.