Chris Penner
Lead Engineer at Carvana
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Penner is a pragmatic Lead Engineer with 11 years of experience blending software and mechanical engineering to deliver mobile-first and full-stack products. Currently leading engineering at Carvana, he has progressed through automation and senior roles, driving process improvements and quality initiatives in fast-moving production environments. He builds across iOS, Android, and web stacks (Swift, Java, React/Angular, Node/Rails, SQL) and has a history of shipping client-facing apps, payment integrations, and internal tooling that boost operational efficiency. Earlier mechanical and manufacturing roles at John Deere and Titan Logix give him a rare systems-level perspective—he designs for manufacturability, performance, and cost alongside software architecture. Known as an innovative, dependable self-starter with a sense of humor, he also brings hands-on project management and CI/CD discipline from academic capstones to enterprise delivery. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, he combines cross-functional leadership with a knack for turning complex workflows into automated, user-friendly solutions.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering at University of AlbertaBachelor’s Degree, Software Engineering, 4.25 GPA out of 4.00, Bachelor’s Degree, Software Engineering, 4.25 GPA out of 4.00 at Arizona State UniversityHigh School, High School at Paul Kane High School
English, Spanish, French
Github Skills (24)
encryption6
audio6
health6
video-library6
security6
vpn-client6
vpn-server5
ansible5
wireguard5
ffmpeg5
vpn5
ssh-tunnel5
transcode5
react4
streaming4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
cwpenner/Colonel-Fund
Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:146 commits, 53 PRs, 111 pushes in 6 months
react
The1Percent/Checkers
Mar 2017 - May 2017
Contributions:3 PRs, 27 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
javascriptcheckers-gamecheckerscollaboration
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