Christopher Newell
Engineering Manager at Allen Institute for AI (AI2)
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolChristopher Newell is an experienced engineering manager based in Seattle with 10+ years in software engineering and leadership across research-driven and consumer media companies. He currently leads engineering at the Allen Institute for AI, after progressing there from senior software engineer, and previously held senior engineering roles at HBO and Amazon where he focused on scalable, production-grade systems. Christopher combines hands-on technical depth with team-building and delivery experience spanning streaming, content platforms, and AI research infrastructure. His career shows a steady trajectory from senior individual contributor to technical lead and manager, indicating strong architectural judgment and cross-functional collaboration. Trained at Carnegie Mellon in Information and Decision Systems, he brings a systems-oriented mindset to product and platform challenges. Colleagues would note his ability to translate complex research requirements into reliable, maintainable engineering outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Information and Decision Systems, B.S., Information and Decision Systems at Carnegie Mellon UniversityProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
cnewell/MermaidSandbox
Feb 2022 - Mar 2024
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 2 years
cnewell/AdventOfCode2020
Dec 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:4 pushes, 3 branches in 1 day
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