Christopher Small
Senior Software Engineer at The Computational Democracy Project
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChristopher Small is a Senior Software Engineer and data scientist with 15 years of experience building machine learning-driven web applications that bridge computation, biology, and civic engagement. As founder and Chief Data Scientist of The Computational Democracy Project and co‑founder of Polis Technologies, he designed the unsupervised learning and visualization methods that surface consensus in large-scale public deliberations. Now at Google’s Conversation AI team, he focuses on bridging algorithms to cultivate healthier online discourse, combining research-grade analytics with product-minded engineering. His background in computational biology and FEA informs a rigorous, experimental approach to pipeline design and data integrity, evidenced by production sequencing workflows and widely used civics platforms. An active Clojure and data-visualization contributor, he also maintains practical fluency across Python, R, SQL and front-end stacks, pairing deep math instincts with hands-on implementation.
15 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Natural Science, Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Natural Science at The Evergreen State College
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (13)
clojure10
javascript10
clojars10
clojure-cli10
clojurescript10
command-line9
stripe-payments6
jquery6
stm6
default-value6
multithreading6
ruby6
ruby-on-rails6
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
cljsjs/packages
Mar 2018 - Jan 2020
DEPRECATED: Javascript libraries packaged up with Google Closure externs
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:22 commits, 21 PRs, 6 comments in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Christopher primarily focused on updating JavaScript library dependencies within the `cljsjs/packages` repository. Their commits involved updating versions of JavaScript libraries such as vega, vega-lite, vega-tooltip, and vega-embed, aiming to resolve rendering issues and incorporate the latest releases. The code changes included modifications to JavaScript externs files, which are crucial for compatibility with Google Closure compiler used by ClojureScript. These updates ensured the correct functionality and integration of these libraries within ClojureScript projects.
javascriptclojarsclojurescriptexternsjavascript-libraries
fredhutchio/intro-bioinformatics
May 2015 - Jun 2018
Contributions:1 release, 159 commits, 1 PR in 3 years 1 month
bioinformaticsfred
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