Chris Gansen
Architect, Site Reliability Engineering at Devoted Health
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolChris Gansen is an experienced site reliability and software engineering leader with 14 years of building and operating production systems, currently serving as Architect, Site Reliability Engineering at Devoted Health in Chicago. He has progressed from senior engineering roles through multiple CTO positions and principal SRE work, blending hands-on implementation with team leadership across startups and larger organizations. Chris focuses on modern tooling and development practices to ship reliable, user-friendly products and has repeatedly led cross-functional teams through architectural and operational challenges. His background includes mission-driven work (including political and nonprofit tech) and enterprise IT, giving him a rare mix of product empathy and disciplined infrastructure engineering. Outside of role titles, he brings a pragmatic builder’s mindset—comfortable working solo or coordinating global teams—to simplify complex systems and make technology more enjoyable to use.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at University of MichiganStevenson High School
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Github Skills (60)
resumable10
uploader9
instagram9
tus9
encoding9
api8
dog8
amazon-elasticsearch8
modular8
monitor7
monitoring7
javascript7
ssl7
security7
ad-hoc6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
adhocteam/certwatcher
May 2017 - Jan 2019
utility to monitor the certificates in use by a host and alert if they're expiring soon
Contributions:15 commits, 9 PRs, 8 pushes in 1 year 8 months
alertmonitorhostsecuritycertificates
smartchicago/chicagoworksforyou
Feb 2013 - Sep 2013
Contributions:373 commits in 7 months
apireactchicagodelivery-serviceward
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