Christopher Lake
Senior Software Engineer Ruby On Rails, EmberJS, AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Redis, PostgreSQL at Copper
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolChristopher Lake is a senior software engineer in Los Angeles with 12 years of experience building scalable Ruby on Rails backends and EmberJS front-ends, and operating production systems on GCP and AWS using Docker and Kubernetes. He’s driven measurable product outcomes—architecting high-engagement daily and weekly email pipelines with 40–65% open rates and improving FTUE and onboarding experiences that lift conversions. Christopher has deep DevOps chops evidenced by Heroku→GCP→AWS migrations, cost-saving automation of RDS workflows, and hands-on on-call responsibility. His background spans startups and enterprise, from Vimeo-acquired VHX to Capital One and McKinsey, pairing rapid feature delivery with operational rigor. Outside work he’s a co-founder of three spirited boys and balances debugging with bedtime stories and mid-range jumpers on the basketball court—suggesting a practical, team-oriented approach to problem solving.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, English Literature, Bachelor of Arts, English Literature at Wesleyan UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Trevor Day SchoolFlatiron School
Spanish
Github Skills (41)
ruby9
mvc9
rails9
html9
activerecord8
ruby-on-rails8
lang8
heroku8
console7
sendgrid7
jekyll7
python7
shell7
cli6
sinatra6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
chhhris/practices
Apr 2017 - Feb 2022
Contributions:43 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
chhhris/goonyc
Mar 2017 - Dec 2018
Contributions:42 pushes in 1 year 9 months
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