Summary
Chris Douillard is a hands-on engineering leader with 11 years of experience building embedded platforms and API-first architectures that make complex systems simple to use. As Head of Engineering at Viaffinity he blends engineering, product, and go-to-market to help SaaS and proptech partners distribute regulated insurance natively within their products. Previously he led core insurance platform delivery at Next Insurance and scaled high-traffic consumer platforms and post-acquisition integrations at Meredith, demonstrating strong execution in regulated and enterprise environments. He specializes in embeddable UIs and scalable frontend systems that live inside partner ecosystems, turning infrastructure into shippable, sellable products. Based in Denver, he pairs strategic leadership with frequent hands-on execution—often stepping into principal-engineer roles to turn early concepts into production-ready systems. His background in building-construction technology gives him a pragmatic systems-thinking lens that informs how he designs resilient, partner-facing platforms.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Building Construction Technology, Building Construction Technology at University of Massachusetts Amherst