Senior Software Engineering Developer @ Sonder

Hi, I'm David Bechara

Enthusiastic and dynamic developer with 7 years experience, including 3 in a lead role, always looking ahead towards the next goal. Now seeking to advance into engineering management and continue growing toward a director role.

David Bechara

Career Journey

My professional experience in software development and leadership.

Sonder Inc.

Feb 2025 - Nov 2025

Hospitality

Senior Software Engineering Developer

Contributed to architectural decisions and guided implementation discussions across multiple projects, leveraging prior leadership experience to align engineers on solutions and processes.

Wrote clean, maintainable, and effective code following best practices.

Partnered with PMs, Designers, and Engineering leadership to refine scope, plan deliverables, and sustain team velocity through agile practices.

Mentored junior and mid-level developers, providing feedback through code reviews and one-on-one sessions to strengthen technical growth and confidence.

Improved UX/UI quality across both guest-facing and internal platforms, collaborating closely with PMs and designers.

Built internal AI development tools to increase productivity by 4x.

Technologies
ReactReact NativeTypeScriptMUICursor AIAsanaGitHubGraphQLRubyGrafanaDockerAWS

The Aldo Group

Nov 2022 - Jan 2025

Fashion Retailer

Lead Frontend Developer

Launched a new website for the company's new brand: Sperry.

Lead a team of 9 developers and contractors in the development of features and enhancements on a legacy (7 years) monorepo codebase.

Abide by the agile scrum methodology and optimize the team's schedule to reduce meetings for the developers.

Plan and execute strategy for removal of technical debt.

Align on the team's progress, team goals, capacity plan with the Product Owner.

Collaborate with the QA team to incrementally improve workflow across teams.

Reviewed the designs provided by UX as part of feature planning.

Participate in meetings with stakeholders to set appropriate expectations of the team's output.

Technologies
ReactTypeScriptReduxSassLernaChaiEnzymeReact Testing LibraryNodeJSContentful CMSDockerAWSAtlassian Suite

BrainFinance

May 2021 - Nov 2022

FinTech Startup

Lead Frontend Developer

May 2022 - Nov 2022

Collaborate with the Principle Software Engineer on the software architecture for all projects.

Oversee the implementation of best practices related to software development.

Mentor and guide team members in their technical development.

Motivate team members and create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture.

Identify the hiring needs and participate in the hiring process.

Frontend Developer

May 2021 - May 2022

Maintain, assess, and create websites using React with TypeScript.

Build reusable cross-platform components and frontend libraries for future use.

Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code.

Offer constructive and respectful feedback via code reviews on Bitbucket.

Technologies
ReactTypeScriptTailwindCSSGatsbyJSContentful CMSGraphQLDockerGCPCloudFlareAtlassian Suite

The Croo Group

Jan 2020 - May 2021

VoIP Telecom Startup

Full Stack Developer

Build full stack features for web applications in React with TypeScript, Python, and MySQL.

Develop a desktop application on Electron from the ground up.

Maintain websites and third-party integrations in the backend.

Contribute to the architectural definitions of new projects.

Review code and oversee internal testing sessions.

Keep track of the development team's tickets, performance, and backlog.

Technologies
ReactTypeScriptApollo ClientGraphQLElectronPythonFlaskElasticSearchMySQLAWS LambdaAWS S3AWS AppSyncDynamoDBTrelloBitBucketTeamGantt

Other Experience

Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

Nuance

Sep 2019 - Apr 2020

Full Stack Developer (Capstone Project)

Software Solutions

CTC Vision Inc.

Feb 2019 - Aug 2019

Full Stack Developer

Eyewear Laboratory

Education

My academic journey at Concordia University.

Concordia University

B.Eng. in Software Engineering

January 2017 - May 2020

Concordia University

Certificate in Science and Technology

August 2014 - January 2017

Skills

Technical and soft skills I've mastered over the years.

Frontend

ReactExpert
TypeScriptExpert
TailwindCSSExpert
ReduxAdvanced

Backend

Node.jsAdvanced
GraphQLAdvanced
PythonProficient

Leadership

Team ManagementExpert
Agile MethodologyExpert
CommunicationExpert

My Views

Thoughts on technology and society in the modern world.

AI and Software Development

The world is in the midst of an AI revolution, not just economically but across nearly every aspect of life. The software industry has been turned on its head, and while many fear an AI takeover, I see things differently. I believe in a future where AI agents are not our replacements but our collaborators, partners in building accessible and inspiring software that solves complex problems.

MCP was an exciting milestone in AI collaboration, yet only the beginning of a deeper evolution toward systems that understand, reason, and act across domains. To reach that future responsibly, AI makers must value safety and alignment over competition and invest in education and tools that help us understand AI's multidimensional layers.

We are on the verge of a new era in software development, one where AI not only writes clean and effective code, but also orchestrates adaptive systems that build at request time. The future of software will revolve around designing data-centric tools for AI agents to use in curating responses, enabling requests as imaginative as the solutions themselves.

Social and Economic Responsibility

Technology has the power to shape societies, and with that comes a duty to ensure progress benefits the many, not the privileged few. I believe innovation should expand opportunity, strengthen communities, and be guided by fairness rather than profit alone.

Governments and private organizations alike must uphold equity through strong social systems and ethical accountability. We have a shared responsibility to look after one another and remain vigilant against unchecked greed, especially as automation and AI continue to redefine work and value creation.

As the digital economy grows, we must ensure that its rewards do not flow exclusively to those who already hold power. Ethical frameworks and inclusive policies are as essential as technical breakthroughs if we want technology to reflect humanity's best values rather than its worst habits.

As a developer and leader, I aim to build technology that empowers people and reflects empathy in both design and policy. True progress is not measured only by what we create but by who it serves, because the future we build is only as strong as the compassion and integrity we build it with.

Get In Touch

Interested in working together? Let's connect.

Location:Montreal, QC
Languages:English, French