Christopher Burns is a technical founder and early engineering leader with a decade of experience building modern web products and teams, most recently scaling Everfund into an enterprise donation platform processing millions in donations across 33+ countries. He blends hands-on TypeScript full‑stack engineering with product-led architecture for multi-tenant systems, developer-first infrastructure, and intuitive UX that bridges technical and non-technical users. Christopher has raised venture capital, led a 7‑person engineering team, and contributes to notable open-source projects such as RedwoodJS (adding Magic Link auth), reflecting a strong grasp of authentication and API integration. Based in London, he now builds Consent, an open-source and cloud platform for consent management, combining privacy, compliance, and developer experience in a composable stack. A former podcast host and studio founder, he brings both storytelling and client-facing experience to technical leadership.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
P26, P26 at Y Combinator
BSc, Computer Sceince, BSc, Computer Sceince at University of Lincoln
Contributions:22 commits, 3 PRs, 57 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Christopher focused on adding Magic Link authentication support, integrating it within the RedwoodJS authentication system. They implemented the necessary client-side and API-side changes to support Magic Link logins, including modifications to the authentication client, headers, and associated types. The user also simplified the client code and addressed spelling errors. This work demonstrates a good understanding of the project's authentication and API infrastructure.
Contributions:3 reviews, 125 PRs, 470 pushes in 2 months
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