Chief Technology Officer United States · Global perspective
Engineering the platforms on which the future is built.
David Carter
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The scale of the work.
- 40 MUsers on the platformAcross web, mobile and partner APIs
- 6×Release frequencyWith fewer production incidents
- 1,200Engineers ledIn five global engineering hubs
- 23Patents grantedIn payments and applied AI
Platform transformation
↗The leadership record
Trusted with consequential decisions.
In the boardroom
- Kestrel SystemsNon-Executive Director · 2023 — Present
- The Open Standards AllianceTechnical Steering Committee · 2021 — Present
Recognition
- Engineering Leader of the YearThe Technology Leaders Review · 2025
- Responsible AI PioneerThe Applied AI Forum · 2023
In conversation
- “Shipping six times faster with fewer incidents”The Technology Leaders Review · 2025
- “What responsible AI looks like in production”The Applied AI Forum · 2024
- “Episode 131 — Platforms as strategy”The Leadership Ledger podcast · 2024
Builds platforms the business can bet on, and engineering teams people want to join.
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