Chris Shull
Staff SWE Area Tech Lead, Maps JavaScript API at Google
Mountain View, California, United States
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Top SchoolChris Shull is a Staff Software Engineer and Area Tech Lead for the Maps JavaScript API at Google with 14 years of engineering experience and over a decade focused on web development. He excels at jumping into unfamiliar codebases, driving maintainability, and delivering reliably scheduled projects with obsessive attention to detail. His career includes senior roles at Dremio and multiple engineering positions at Apple, reflecting deep front-end and platform experience. At Google he leads work on a widely used Maps JavaScript API and contributes to its sample repository, notably improving accessibility and semantic HTML for better usability. Chris also maintains practical full‑stack projects like a Homebridge Nest plugin, showing a knack for product-focused integrations and device interoperability. Based in Mountain View and educated at Carnegie Mellon, he blends rigorous engineering discipline with hands‑on open-source contributions that improve developer and end‑user experiences.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Information Systems, BS, Information Systems at Carnegie Mellon University
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Github Skills (18)
accessibility10
homebridge10
javascript10
acc10
accessibilityservice10
html10
acessibility10
nodejs10
google-maps-api10
apidoc9
google-map9
google-maps9
api9
typescript7
typescript-types7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
chrisjshull/homebridge-nest
Jan 2018 - May 2019
Nest plugin for HomeBridge
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:62 commits, 17 PRs, 65 pushes in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily worked on the `homebridge-nest` plugin, focusing on integrating and improving the functionality of Nest thermostats within the Homebridge ecosystem. Their contributions included modifying the thermostat accessory code, including adding functionality for fan control, and the integration of features like eco mode and home/away status. The user also implemented improvements to handle temperature units and mode settings.
nestlibfdk-aachomebridge
googlemaps/js-samples
Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
Samples for the Google Maps JavaScript v3 API
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:13 reviews, 5 commits, 5 PRs in 4 days
Contributions summary:Chris primarily focused on improving the accessibility (a11y) of the Google Maps JavaScript API samples. Their contributions involved modifying existing code to incorporate semantic HTML elements and provide `ariaLabel` attributes where necessary, specifically in the info window and custom control samples. These changes enhance the usability of the map samples for users with disabilities. The user also updated the index.ts file, likely to reflect accessibility improvements or related updates.
apigooglemapsapi-v3googlejavascript
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