Christopher Brandt
Vice President Of Engineering at Caracal Technologies Inc
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area Canada
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Top SchoolChristopher Brandt is a seasoned engineering leader with 12+ years of experience building high-performing teams and delivering complex software across cloud, embedded, and client applications. Currently VP of Engineering in Vancouver, he blends hands-on development experience (including backend contributions to the Darklang repo) with deep delivery expertise in Agile and LeSS, DevOps, and secure software practices (PCI DSS and ISO 27001). Known for reducing cycle times and shipping measurable improvements—such as cutting build times from nine hours to one—he excels at coaching teams, shaping developer experience, and translating customer needs into robust architectures. A trained practitioner of emotional intelligence and active listening, he fosters trust-based teams that move fast and have fun while maintaining long-term value.
12 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Balfour CollegiateCourse Work, Computer Science, Course Work, Computer Science at The University of British Columbia
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Github Skills (6)
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functional-programming10
testing9
editors4
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
darklang/dark
May 2020 - Feb 2021
Darklang main repo, including language, backend, and infra
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 9 commits, 3 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Christopher primarily focused on enhancing the Darklang codebase. They implemented and tested core functionalities like `List::member` within the backend, suggesting work on language features. Furthermore, the user modified `FluidToken.ml` and `Fluid.ml`, adding and testing `isPipeable`, and integrating a feature with `pipe`. These changes suggest contributions towards improving the language's functionality. The user also removed debug logging and made client formatting adjustments.
functional-programmingdarklangcloudbackendeditor
xtopherbrandt/dark
Feb 2021 - Dec 2023
Contributions:16 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 10 months
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