David Neal

Lead technical content, workshops, demos, and campaigns that help developers, including those building with AI tools, succeed with MongoDB Atlas.

• Built Inkleaf, an open-source desktop notes app demonstrating MongoDB Atlas search, Voyage AI, and offline-first sync, using Tauri (Rust), React, and TypeScript
• Write and record video tutorials for the MongoDB YouTube channel, such as What’s New in MongoDB 9.0?
• Deliver hands-on workshops in person at AI Builder Day events and online
• Write the “From the Field” column for MongoDB’s monthly developer newsletter
• Partner with teams across MongoDB to tailor programs and campaigns to builders, moderate the official MongoDB subreddit, and mentor junior developer advocates

Developer experience for financial institutions integrating with Plaid’s network.

• Built Plaidypus, an open-source reference application demonstrating end-to-end API integration and OAuth/OIDC flows in Node.js and TypeScript for Plaid data partners
• Supported data partners implementing Core Exchange, Plaid’s Financial Data Exchange (FDX) API
• Integrated Algolia search into the React and Markdown documentation platform for financial-institution developers

Software development, content strategy, content creation, illustration, and events for companies including Slack, SavvyFi, WordPress.com, Asana, and Builder.io.

• Built CLI automation apps with Node.js and Deno
• Supported APIs and SDKs in JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, and Python
• Created written and video content, and wrote documentation
• Managed the Asana developer forums and community engagement

Improved developer marketing and developer experience with content, documentation, illustrations, and presentations for the DuckDB and MotherDuck data science and analytics community.

• Created and hosted All-Hands On Tech Live!, streaming web development projects with Node.js, Vue, Electron, and Tailwind CSS on Twitch, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Facebook
• Launched “Teach Me Tech,” a series of short tech videos
• Helped run Pluralsight Link/ 2022 and 2023, unconference events for tech content creators, including a hands-on electronics workshop and event stickers, t-shirts, and pins
• Built brand awareness with the developer community through content, presentations, events, and live streaming, and designed slides, stickers, t-shirts, and video and blog assets

• Established and led the DevRel team for ActiveCampaign’s app marketplace and integration ecosystem, setting program strategy
• Improved API documentation, tutorials, and SDKs, and built apps and integrations
• Created a developer support system and rebuilt developer communities in forums and social media

• Led developer marketing to the JavaScript and Node.js community with posts, videos, and talks
• Wrote and illustrated An Illustrated Guide to OAuth and OpenID Connect and its companion video
• Created a Kanban system for managing, publishing, and promoting content

Developed new APIs for Samsung’s cloud platform using Node.js, hapi, GraphQL, Vue.js, Go, and Docker.

• Created the developer advocacy role to support platform APIs and integrations
• Developed and launched a new reporting and analytics API with Node.js, hapi, JWT, SQL, and Docker
• Built custom integrations in .NET, Node.js, and Electron, plus open-source .NET and Node.js SDKs
• Helped the open-source community write client libraries, integrations, and applications, and supported pre- and post-sales customers with APIs and integrations
• Wrote documentation, tutorials, and articles; led company training on public speaking; and taught DevOps automation engineers Node.js, Electron, and JavaScript