David Rubenstein

About David Rubenstein

I’m a seasoned engineering and analytics leader with 20+ years of experience delivering scalable data platforms, leading high-performing teams, and enabling data-driven decisions across fintech, e-commerce, and cloud-first tech environments. My career spans the intersection of data engineering and analytics—from building robust cloud-native infrastructure to driving insights through experimentation, measurement, and ML solutions.At Amazon, I led backend systems powering core operational processes, architecting resilient, data-rich services that supported global scalability. More recently at Upstart and Porch, I’ve focused on modern data platform development—enabling trustworthy, accessible data to power analytics, compliance, and financial models. I’ve also guided organizations through cloud migrations, re-platforming efforts, and experimentation strategy, all while mentoring distributed engineering teams.I bring a systems-thinking approach to everything I build and lead with the goal of turning complex data ecosystems into strategic business value.

Experience

1. Director of Data Platform

   Upstart

   May 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Lead ~25 engineers and database professionals building scalable data infrastructure for AI-based fintech supporting analytics, machine learning, compliance, and experimentation across the organization.Extended and evolved Data Platform architecture with successful launches of systems for 3rd party integrations (Airbyte) and metadata management (Alation), enabling stronger data governance and trustAchieved >$500K annual savings by launching Clumio for Postgres backups and ~$200K in LMHC optimization savings through operational process improvementsSpearheaded SOX compliance efforts for the Databricks Lakehouse platform, ensuring audit readiness for critical data systemsSupported patent approvals for innovations in data quality enforcement and pipeline definition using descriptive languageDrove measurable improvements in documentation and presentation quality from data teams, enhancing stakeholder confidence and alignmentCollaborated cross-functionally to prioritize and execute key initiatives in Data Governance, including Data Lineage and Retention strategies

Education

• The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

  MBA, Finance

• Stanford University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Computer Science

Skills

• Agile Methodologies
• Team Building
• Management
• Management Consulting
• Online Advertising
• Enterprise Software
• Hadoop
• Search
• Product Management
• Mobile Devices
• Distributed Systems
• Ecommerce
• Oracle
• Cloud Computing
• Software Development
• Big Data
• Start-Ups
• Analytics
• Product Strategy
• Mobile Applications
• Obiee
• Databases
• Database Design
• E-Commerce
• Program Management