Christian Spanring is a Senior Engineer with 15 years of experience building full-stack web applications and a deep focus on front-end UX, currently leading front-end engineering at CrowdStrike. He previously led front-end development at coUrbanize, shipping multiple Ember.js single-page applications that drive public engagement in urban planning and real estate. His background in GIS and urban planning (PostGIS, GeoNode, Django) enables him to bridge domain expertise with technical execution, including backend contributions to well-known open-source geospatial projects like GeoNode. A hands-on mentor and advocate for user research, he introduced qualitative/quantitative frameworks to inform product design and helps teammates grow professionally. Outside code, his interests in HCI and street photography reflect a design-minded approach to building delightful, human-centered interfaces.
15 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Vienna University of Technology
Ordenación del Territorio, Ordenación del Territorio at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering at HTL Waidhofen an der Ybbs
Street Photography, Street Photography at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:69 commits in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Christian's contributions primarily focused on back-end development tasks within the GeoNode project. They addressed bugs related to map creation and database migrations for geospatial data. Additionally, the user implemented features such as binding the Django development server to specific IP addresses and ports, as well as making changes to the Django template for user registration. The user's work also included code changes to fix and manage dependencies for client-side assets.
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Christian Spanring - Senior Engineer II at CrowdStrike