Charlie Gerard is a senior research engineer based in San Francisco with 12 years of experience building user-focused web platforms and developer-facing tools across companies like CrowdStrike, Stripe, Netlify, Atlassian, ThoughtWorks and The New York Times. He blends deep front-end craft with research-oriented problem solving, shipping production systems while exploring creative web technologies as a maker and author. Charlie’s background spans full-stack and developer advocacy roles, giving him a rare perspective on both product quality and community-driven tooling. He’s equally comfortable prototyping experimental browser experiences and hardening systems for security-conscious environments, and maintains a portfolio of side projects that showcase unconventional uses of web tech.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master Information Technology, Master Information Technology at Macquarie University
Master's degree Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia, Master's degree Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia at Sup de Pub Paris
Bachelor's of Cybersecurity Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, Bachelor's of Cybersecurity Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance at Western Governors University
Bachelor's degree Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor's degree Communication and Media Studies at Sup de Pub
2 years degree Communication and Media Studies, 2 years degree Communication and Media Studies at Ecole supérieure de Publicité (ESP)
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Charlie Gerard - Senior Research Engineer at CrowdStrike