Chris Howell
Staff Software Engineer at Deliveroo
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolChristopher Howell is a Staff Software Engineer based in London with 11 years of iOS-focused experience, currently shaping mobile product and platform quality at Deliveroo. He has a strong track record of building apps from scratch—co-founding and engineering consumer-facing startups like Fitter and HouseQuest—and has shipped features that improved conversion, performance, and App Store visibility. Known for readable, maintainable code and a user-first design sensibility, he pairs product empathy with pragmatic engineering: local caching, offline-friendly flows, and thoughtful guest checkout flows recur in his work. Christopher thrives on rapid learning and feedback, has experience running SDK development and unit-test initiatives, and leverages his MEng in Computer Science to bridge UX, architecture, and team processes. An often-overlooked strength is his blend of startup hustle and enterprise discipline, enabling him to scale solutions from prototypes to production at pace.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Science, First class Honours, Master of Engineering (MEng), Computer Science, First class Honours at University of Warwick
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Github Skills (76)
astronomy10
ruby10
automation10
swift-package-manager10
swift10
android-apps10
fastlane10
sunset10
tvos10
android-app10
android10
mobile10
macos10
watchos10
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Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
ceeK/Solar
Jan 2016 - Feb 2021
A Swift micro library for generating Sunrise and Sunset times on device, requiring no network access.
Contributions:2 reviews, 76 commits, 18 PRs in 5 years 1 month
swiftsunrisesunsetiosmacos
ceeK/ceek.github.io
Jul 2015 - Jul 2026
Contributions:1 PR, 14 pushes, 2 branches in 11 years 1 month
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