Christian Tschoepe is a front-end engineer and CEO with 12 years of experience translating complex product visions into intuitive, scalable interfaces, particularly in the emerging AI copilot era. He combines hands-on expertise in TypeScript, React, Java, and Ruby with leadership roles at Zendesk and early-stage engineering at Atlassian and Smartly.io, delivering production-ready UI and product direction. Based in Austin, he balances entrepreneurial work—running Urban Canopies LLC and a local real estate development company—with civic leadership as a City of Austin commissioner focused on zoning, platting, housing, and transit. A confident, self-directed problem solver, he thrives collaborating with senior engineers and architects to ship bold solutions under ambiguity. His academic background pairs a Computer Science BS with a Philosophy BA from UT Austin, reflecting both technical rigor and nuanced thinking. Outside engineering, his advocacy for affordable housing and transit reveals a sustained commitment to shaping equitable urban growth.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin
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Christian Tschoepe - Chief Executive Officer at Urban Canopies LLC