Don MacKinnon
Builder
About
I'm a technology leader who has been building software for over two decades. I am both a people manager and a hands-on technical contributor.
I've architected the technology stacks behind multiple award-winning start-ups and lead developer teams at Fortune 100 companies.
I'm the CTO and Co-Founder at Searchcraft, a developer-centric platform focused on re-imagining content search for applications. An alternative to Algolia and Elasticsearch written in Rust with a focus on quick integrations and fast performance. Searchcraft is information discovery for the next generation of builders. We are proudly located in Denver and enjoy in person collaboration.
I'm available for speaking engagements and podcasts around software engineering management and technical subject matter.
Links
Searchcraft Importing and searching all of Wikipedia on a Raspberry Pi Improving Trust in AI SystemsPodcast Appearances
Overcommitted Episode 29: Building search infrastructure developers actually want to use Reconfigured Episode 29: Reinventing search in the new era Coffee & Open Source (9/30/2025) Changelog Episode #649: Lightspeed search built for devs The Cloud Gambit: Episode 42 Strictly from Nowhere: Episode 38Contact
For all inquiries, please reach me via LinkedIn.