Christopher Sides
Bits, Bytes, And Coffee at Ansa
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChristopher Sides is a backend-focused software engineer with nine years’ experience building payments systems, cybersecurity-compliant services, and blockchain integrations from San Francisco. He currently leads engineering efforts at Ansa after shipping intelligent document processing pipelines at Impira, combining strong systems design with practical ML-adjacent workflows. A Duke graduate in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, he blends rigorous engineering fundamentals with hands-on product delivery across startups. Christopher’s background includes remote and hybrid roles that honed his ability to move quickly in ambiguous environments while maintaining compliance and security posture. He pairs core backend craftsmanship with an unusual appetite for operational details—often taking on infra and risk tasks beyond typical coding duties. Outside work he’s known for running small, self-directed projects (and a lot of coffee) that bridge payments, privacy, and distributed systems.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Bellarmine College PreparatoryBachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science / Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science / Mechanical Engineering at Duke University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (26)
programming-language9
golang9
go8
interpreter8
odin7
compiler6
goplus6
vscode5
vscode-extension5
visual-studio-code5
mining4
visual-studio4
square-connect4
python3
pandas2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
LendingHome/flood_on_rails
May 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:18 pushes, 2 branches in 12 days
csides/block-overflow
Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 7 days
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