Gavin Holtzapple
If you're a recruiter, VC, or founder, read my signals and spikes.
I'm a Software Engineer at Stripe, with previous experience at Coinbase, Cape, and others.
My daily work involves building cool moonshot-y stuff for Stripe.
My favorite thing to do is kill incumbent companies who no longer innovate.
Professional Experience
Industry
Stripe
Software Engineer • April 2026 - Present • 0 months
I just started this role, so I'll update this section when I accomplish something cool!
Rockwell Automation
Intern • Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 • 7 Months
Adding testing suites to FactoryTalk software
Academic
Arizona State University
Executive Teaching Assistant • 2022 - 2025 • 3 years
Gave lectures, created educational content, and guided lab sessions for CS students of all levels.
Managed ~25 Teaching Assistants per semester.
Writing
Stop Needing Things
March 2026
You don't need anything except yourself.
History Doesn't Repeat Itself, But it Often Rhymes
March 2026
Predicting the future by using the past
Predictions: 2026-2036
February 2026
Predictions for what industries will succeed over the next decade, & how AI will mature.
Claude Code is the Best Doctor I Never Had
January 2026
How Claude Code can help patients understand themselves
How I built a 5G Core
January 2026
Potentially saving companies millions with a pet project
My Advice to Incoming College Freshmen
January 2025
4 pieces of advice from a college senior to incoming freshmen.
Why CS Majors Can't Get Jobs
January 2025
The new standard for computer science students is to make things.
Open Source
Large Projects
Medium Sized Projects
Nutritionmaxx
Improve your nutriton by using facts and logic.
Mailman
Automatically curates and summarizes arXiv research papers, delivered to your inbox on a schedule.
