Chris Prater
Senior Software Engineer at Uplight
Denver, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Prater is a Senior Software Engineer based in Denver with 11 years of experience specializing in front-end web applications and product delivery from ideation through release. At Uplight he serves as a frontend tech lead on white‑label authenticated experiences, translating multi-quarter product initiatives into shipped features while mentoring junior engineers. His background spans fast-paced agency work and startups where he led small teams, built headless CMS-driven static site systems, and adopted frameworks from Ember to Vue/Nuxt. Known for balancing hands-on implementation with delegation, he frequently shapes architecture choices and sprint estimates to ensure predictable delivery. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic solutions that keep projects moving and for thoughtful mentorship that accelerates team skill growth.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development, Web Development at Dev Bootcamp
Github Skills (25)
rest8
material-ui8
hubot8
jquery-plugin8
admin8
react7
jquery7
graphql6
frontend6
react-admin6
api6
browser6
responsive6
javascript6
slack5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
cprater/slack-destiny-bot
Oct 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:15 commits, 3 PRs, 12 pushes in 6 months
apibungie-destiny-apidestiny-apibungieslack
cprater/dinklebot
Oct 2015 - Feb 2017
Contributions:47 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 5 months
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