Chris Hyndman
Embedded Software Engineer at Apple
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Hyndman is an embedded software engineer with 12 years of experience building secure, mission-oriented systems and is currently developing tactical cryptographic products at Apple. He spent the prior eight years at Viasat advancing embedded software across satellite and communications platforms, where he progressed from engineer to senior roles and mentored peers on precision and maintainability. Comfortable in low-level and cross-platform tooling, he has contributed to the Elixir open-source ecosystem by improving Windows build and test behavior—a detail that highlights his ability to tame platform-specific build complexity. Trained in mathematics and computer science at UIUC, Chris blends rigorous problem-solving with practical engineering discipline to deliver auditable, reliable code. Based in San Diego, he pairs hands-on development with a knack for documenting and guiding others to write clearer, more correct software.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Github Skills (17)
multiplatform10
elixir10
windows10
cross-platform10
testing9
build-automation9
batch8
cli8
command-line-interface8
command-line8
script8
fileio8
batchfile8
file-operations8
filesystem8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
elixir-lang/elixir
May 2014 - Aug 2014
Elixir is a dynamic, functional language for building scalable and maintainable applications
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:46 commits, 4 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily focused on improving the Elixir build process, particularly addressing Windows compatibility issues. Their contributions include modifying batch scripts (`.bat`) for better command-line argument parsing and Windows-specific behavior, as well as adapting test code and build processes for cross-platform compatibility. Additionally, the user made improvements to how the project handles dependencies and builds the project structure on Windows, focusing on the correct handling of symlinks and file operations on the operating system. This involved modifying Elixir's build and test scripts to ensure consistent behavior across different operating systems, and the user also implemented tests related to these changes.
functional-languagescalablefunctional-programmingelixircompiler
chyndman/.emacs.d
Nov 2020 - Mar 2025
Contributions:61 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
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