Chris Smith
Freelance Contract Software Engineer at Desana
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolChris Smith is a seasoned freelance contract software engineer based in England with 19 years of professional experience, specialising in Android engineering and mobile-first systems. He has held senior and lead Android roles at companies including Google, Sainsbury's, Kin + Carta, AND Digital and most recently Desana, demonstrating a strong track record of delivering production mobile apps across both product and agency environments. Comfortable switching between hands-on implementation and technical leadership, he runs Lunarian Limited to provide contract engineering services and short-term engagements. His background includes large-scale platform work at Google and education in MEng Computing from Imperial College London, reflecting a solid foundation in computer science and systems thinking. Colleagues describe him as pragmatic and reliable—adept at onboarding quickly and stabilising projects in-flight. An experienced Android specialist who thrives on solving real-world product problems, he often bridges gaps between engineering, product and delivery teams.
19 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Computing, Master of Engineering - MEng Computing at Imperial College London
Github Skills (200)
mojolicious10
client-server10
encoding10
weechat10
matrix10
jetpack10
compose10
sdk10
the-matrix10
golang10
rust10
irc-server10
java10
matrix-org10
android10
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
csmith/irc-news
Mar 2020 - Feb 2025
Contributions:33 PRs, 48 pushes, 5 branches in 4 years 11 months
csmith/splendid
Aug 2023 - Mar 2025
Javascript board game engine
Contributions:56 PRs, 129 pushes, 40 branches in 1 year 7 months
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