Last week, along with a cadre of incredible people, my time at SkySpecs came to an end. Everyone I worked with there was smart, driven, and a joy to be around. I’m immensely proud of the work we were able to do together. Go hire all of them! Your organization will be better for it. Be quick about it though, they are not going to last on the open market very long.
This does mean that I’m also on the hunt.
If it’s been a minute since we’ve talked and you’re wondering “just what does Chris do these days?” here it is: I’m a full-stack—with a tendency towards the front-end—engineer who is deeply (deeply!) interested in how technology can help people solve their problems.
That manifests in a variety of small ways like “how can we make this interface a joy to use?” and then larger ways like “how can we architect these features to be immediately useful to the user and extensible in the future?”
I got to here via a strange route that wound through content management and then capital-D Design work. All the while I was coding solutions to problems at work. 10 years ago I started a videogame studio on the side with some friends. 5 years ago I finally landed at my destination as a full-time Software Engineer.
For the past 3 years at SkySpecs I solved problems with React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS. A few highlighted projects:
– A greenfield tablet app for drone pilots in the field to view in-flight alerts and safety checklists
– A new cost/time tracking system for coordinating repair work between in-office and in-field teams
– A templating and automation system for users to schedule recurring work
If you’re looking for an engineer like me, or want to get connected to some of my excellent colleagues, let’s talk!
This was originally a post on LinkedIN. Wanted to have it over here as well.