Hey there, I'm Davis!

I'm a software engineer from the Greater Boston Area now living in New York City. It's a pleasure to meet you!

These days, I'm at Handshake, designing and building the frontier human data platform. I'm a full-stack engineer working on Handshake AI's core value proposition; creating the tools and user experiences people use to create meaningful data for AI training, and the systems behind them that keep everything running as we grow.

Before this, I spent five years at a startup called Jellyfish, building the leading engineering management platform. It was there that I learned how to work with software from the ground up; I worked with incredible engineers on some really hard problems, like predicting when software projects would reach completion, increasing our product's retention through relentless experimentation, researching intuitive search interfaces, scaling from one engineering team to many, and learning how to build a culture that lasts.

In my spare time, I enjoy yo-yoing, drinking matcha lattes and coffee with oat milk, running, climbing at VITAL, reading, and watching TV shows like Mr. Robot, Severance, I Think You Should Leave, and How I Met Your Mother. I also love listening to music by Two Door Cinema Club, Porter Robinson, The Marías, Still Woozy, Tobi Lou, and Balu Brigada.

I also write my thoughts down occasionally over on my blog.

Long ago (May 2022), I graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Stats & CS. While in college, I tried to leave my school better than I found it by:

• Co-founding an organization to create open-source software for students.
• Running a 501(c)(3) non-profit to support student entrepreneurs.
• Serving as the Head Course Assistant for the largest undergraduate CS course in the Midwest.
• Connecting with professors, meeting wonderful life-long friends, and graduating—in the midst of a global pandemic.

I'm always looking for thoughtful challenges, coffee shop recommendations, and good people to have a conversation with. You can reach out to me at dbkeene.tsyc@gmail.com for anything. Thanks for stopping by!