Chris Paynter
CTO at Stadion
Helsinki, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Paynter is a seasoned CTO and software architect with nearly two decades of experience delivering high-performance digital products and leading engineering teams across startups and agencies. Based in Helsinki and originally from Australia, he blends hands-on full-stack engineering with strategic technology leadership, currently steering Stadion’s sports-focused digital offerings while advising via Solanne Technology. He has founded and scaled multiple ventures including Parlour Gigs and Place Panda, shipping platforms that supported thousands of events and enterprise clients. His background spans creative technology, solution architecture, dev-ops and mentorship, with award-winning healthcare platform work (EnableMe) and deep experience in both product and client-facing roles. Known for pragmatic human-centred design, he often bridges creative and technical disciplines—sometimes literally combining woodworking and electronics to prototype solutions.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate IV Audio Engineering, Certificate IV Audio Engineering at RMITBachelor Of Computing Computer Programming, Bachelor Of Computing Computer Programming at University of TasmaniaBachelor of Computer Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Science Computer Science at RMIT University
English
Github Skills (200)
swagger10
openapi10
api10
karabiner10
api-server10
api-client10
asp-net10
rest-api10
macos-sierra10
rest-client10
openapi-generator10
dotnet10
sdk10
rest10
api-authentication10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
chrispaynter/architecture
Aug 2021 - Oct 2021
Contributions:411 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
chrispaynter/privacy
Nov 2020 - Feb 2021
Contributions:38 commits, 35 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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