Chris Hough
Senior Software Engineer at Goldbelly
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Hough is a senior software engineer and founder with 11 years of professional experience building product-driven web and backend systems, currently shaping engineering at Goldbelly from Las Vegas. He founded RobotsBuildingRobots, LLC and has a track record of senior engineering and leadership roles across startups and mid-size companies, including dutchie, VYNYL, and PlaceWise Media. Skilled in Ruby and intelligent systems, he combines hands-on development with product sensibility to deliver high-impact features and scalable architectures. Chris brings entrepreneurial grit and people-first leadership—having served as Director of Engineering and Principal Engineer—while still enjoying the craft of coding. An AI enthusiast and aspiring triathlete, he blends technical curiosity with discipline outside of work, which often influences how he approaches system design and team cadence.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science at Illinois CollegeMasters, Masters at Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Stackoverflow
3,479reputation
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81answers
162questions
Github Skills (200)
opensearch10
error-handler10
testing10
stacktrace10
media-keys10
linter10
test-coverage10
html10
middleman10
reflection10
dot10
static-code-analysis10
restful10
css-variables10
rubocop10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
chrishough/my-configurations
Nov 2016 - Nov 2022
Chris Hough's .dot files + workstation setup
Contributions:126 commits, 47 PRs, 551 pushes in 6 years 1 month
ruby-on-railsiterm2workstationdotalfred
chrishough/links.aboutchrishough.com
Jan 2021 - Jan 2025
Chris Hough's Links Website
Contributions:30 PRs, 180 pushes, 40 branches in 4 years
csshoughlinks
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