Chris Stringer
Senior Software Engineer at Plaid
Bend, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Stringer is a seasoned software engineer and leadership-focused architect with decades of experience building and shipping web applications. As a Senior Software Engineer on Plaid's Identity Verification team, he brings full-stack proficiency to identity-focused products, primarily coding in Ruby and JavaScript. His leadership track includes CTO roles at RDCShop/AspectShop and FatEarth, and a long stint as Director of Engineering at G5, demonstrating a proven ability to scale teams and deliver complex systems. Earlier in his career he led engineering efforts across startups, blending technical depth with product strategy and operational discipline. Based in Bend, Oregon, he combines an analytical background (Biochemistry from Lewis & Clark College) with a hands-on, pragmatic approach to building reliable software. He thrives in fast-paced environments where shipping robust, secure software and mentoring teams are priorities.
11 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Biochemistry, BA, Biochemistry at Lewis & Clark College
Github Skills (62)
cldr7
sequence6
heroku6
error-handling6
localization6
exception-handling6
internationalization6
error-reporting6
exceptions6
debug6
translation6
unicode5
bugsnag5
ruby5
sidekiq5
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
G5/g5-hub
Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:41 PRs, 87 pushes, 50 branches in 7 months
publishrails-apprailsrubyfeed
G5/g5_foundation_client
May 2015 - Dec 2016
Contributions:5 PRs, 6 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 7 months
geminteract
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