Donald Woodward

Highly accomplished Senior Software Engineer and Architect with 10+ years of experience building and scaling startups from zero to production. I’ve led the end-to-end delivery of multiple MVPs and growth-stage platforms from clarifying product vision and technical requirements to deploying, operating, and scaling systems in cloud environments.

I specialize in owning entire systems across frontend, backend, and infrastructure, delivering modern web and mobile applications backed by scalable, real-time, data-intensive architectures. My work frequently includes designing secure APIs, event-driven services, and fault-tolerant systems that support rapid iteration without sacrificing reliability.

Across early-stage and scaling startups, I’ve consistently driven measurable outcomes: launching products faster, improving performance and stability, reducing operational overhead, and establishing strong engineering foundations. This includes setting up cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and security controls, as well as introducing documentation and standards that help small teams move quickly and sustainably.

I thrive in startup environments where clarity is evolving, ownership is high, and execution matters, turning ideas into production-ready systems that teams can confidently build on.