Chris Kelly
Technical Lead at Symbiote
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolChris Kelly is a technical lead and full-stack developer based in Melbourne with 18+ years in software and web development, currently leading engineering at Symbiote. He has delivered projects for large Australian organisations such as Bunnings, Origin Energy, Coles and RMIT, as well as startups and his own consultancy, combining hands-on coding with client-facing delivery. His practical tech stack centers on TypeScript, JavaScript, React/React Native, Node, PHP/Laravel, MySQL and AWS, and he pairs backend robustness with a strong passion for clean, usable UI. Chris routinely moves between senior individual-contributor roles and leadership positions, mentoring teams while still shipping production code. Notably, his career blends long-term enterprise engagements with fast-paced contract work, giving him a knack for quickly stabilising legacy systems and accelerating new feature delivery. He holds a Bachelor in IT (Computer Science) from Deakin and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, reflecting both technical depth and a focus on team development.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Information Technology (Computer Science and Software Development), Bachelor, Information Technology (Computer Science and Software Development) at Deakin UniversityCertificate IV in Training and Assessment [TAA40104], Certificate IV in Training and Assessment [TAA40104] at Holmesglen ChadstoneSt Joseph's Collge Melbourne
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Github Skills (200)
animated10
react-context10
fetch-api10
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laravel10
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react-router10
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
chrisk-7777/zustand
Aug 2022 - Jun 2023
🐻 Bear necessities for state management in React
Contributions:42 pushes, 13 branches in 9 months
reactstate-managementzustandstate-management-in-reactredux
chrisk-7777/excaliburjs.github.io
May 2022 - Sep 2023
Public site for Excalibur.js (Documentation/Showcase/etc)
Contributions:15 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 3 months
showcasejs-documentationexcalibur
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