David Lawton

About David Lawton

Software development is being fundamentally rewritten. AI agents aren\'t just tools—they\'re teammates that change how we architect systems, structure teams, and deliver value.I\'ve spent my career building what comes next. I\'ve founded new engineering practices and scaled them across global organizations. I\'ve taken teams from zero to fifty, built $40M+ pipelines, and delivered products used by millions. I\'ve worked across the US, Japan, UK, Canada, and Australia—learning that great engineering culture translates everywhere when you get the fundamentals right.Now I\'m focused on agentic systems: the platforms, patterns, and practices that let organizations harness AI agents at enterprise scale. This means technology-agnostic architectures, human-AI collaboration models, and helping teams navigate the shift from traditional development to AI-augmented delivery.I build practices, grow leaders, and ship products. If you\'re thinking about what AI means for how your teams build software, let\'s talk.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Agentic Systems Lead

   Bounteous

   Dec 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Stagen Leadership Academy

  BuildU Leadership

• University of Washington

  BS, Computer Science

  2005

Skills

• Wcf
• Architectures
• Architecture
• Solution Architecture
• Sql
• Workflow Management
• Databases
• Software Project Management
• Asp.net Mvc
• Software Development Methodologies
• Team Leadership
• Cloud Computing
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Relational Databases
• Integration
• Business Intelligence
• Agile
• Test Driven Development
• Web Services
• Technical Leadership
• Software Design
• Object Oriented Design
• Testing
• Soa
• Uml
• .net Framework
• C#
• .net
• Oop
• Database Design
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Agile Methodologies
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture