Chris Botman
Engineering Manager - Marketing B2B Experience at Canva
Greater Perth Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Botman is an engineering manager with 11 years of experience delivering B2B and consumer-facing web products, currently leading Canva’s Marketing B2B Experience team. He has a track record of shipping mission-critical SaaS and AI-powered medical software across multiple jurisdictions, scaling teams of 10–20 and mentoring developers into leadership. Hands-on across TypeScript, React, Python and cloud-native AWS stacks, he combines pragmatic engineering judgment with strong attention to accessibility and UX—evidenced by front-end contributions to the popular Modaal accessible dialog library. Comfortable in client-facing and product-led environments, he drives improvements through DevOps, TDD, effective code reviews and collaborative design-led rewrites. Colleagues describe him as empathetic and integrity-driven, with a knack for turning complex requirements into practical, high-quality systems. Based in Perth, he pairs rigorous academic grounding in software engineering with a broader curiosity spanning conservation biology and indigenous knowledge.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Conservation Biology; Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage, Bachelor of Science - BS, Conservation Biology; Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage at The University of Western AustraliaGraduate Diploma of Software Engineering, Computer Science, Weighted Average Mark: 89%, GPA 7/7, Graduate Diploma of Software Engineering, Computer Science, Weighted Average Mark: 89%, GPA 7/7 at Edith Cowan University
Github Skills (6)
accessibility10
javascript10
jquery10
html9
responsive-design9
css8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
humaan/Modaal
Apr 2016 - May 2016
An accessible dialog window library for all humans.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 19 commits, 8 PRs in 29 days
Contributions summary:Chris primarily focused on improving the accessibility and functionality of the Modaal library. Their contributions include fixing a focus escape issue within the modal, ensuring proper focus management with tab navigation, and addressing issues related to gallery label display. Furthermore, the user updated the library's version number and made related releases. The changes indicate a focus on usability and user experience, including adjustments for screen readers and assistive technologies.
jsdialogpjaxaccessiblejstree
cbotman/low-poly-fun
Jun 2015 - Nov 2020
Contributions:33 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 6 months
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