Chris Pliakas
Principal at PSG
Grafton, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Pliakas is a principal technology leader with 15 years of experience building and scaling SaaS products and high-performing teams, currently advancing growth-stage software companies at PSG. He blends hands-on architecture and product judgment—having steered Quick Base away from a full rewrite toward pragmatic evolution that supported 50% YoY revenue growth—with a people-first leadership style that measures success by promotions and career momentum. Chris excels at composing small, open-source-friendly components into cohesive systems that solve real user problems, and he’s comfortable operating at the intersection of engineering, solutions consulting, and M&A. Based in Grafton, MA, he is known for creating intense, ownership-driven environments that stretch experience levels while keeping employee happiness and progress central. What’s less obvious: he treats parenting as his ultimate long-term metric of impact, aligning his leadership philosophy with a desire to leave the world better for future generations.
15 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Political Science, Bachelor's Political Science at University of New HampshireNorth Andover High School
Github Skills (92)
format-message10
configuration-language10
cuelang10
command-line-utility10
12-factor10
hmac10
configuration-file10
client-library9
yaml9
sdk9
golang9
api9
cli9
go-language9
acquia9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
cpliakas/aws-sam-golang-example
Feb 2018 - May 2020
An example API and Worker written in Golang using the Amazon Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM)
Contributions:30 commits, 36 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 3 months
golangapiaws-serverless-application-modelserverless-application-modelserverless
acquia/aws-cli-helpers
Apr 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:34 commits, 1 PR, 15 pushes in 1 month
aws-clibashcli-toolawscli
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