Christopher Thielen
Software Engineer at Apple
California, United States
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Top SchoolChristopher Thielen is a software engineer with 15 years of experience blending product management, engineering leadership, and hands-on development, currently building software at Apple. He transitioned from product management into a developer role after driving cross-departmental enterprise IT programs and supervising teams at UC Davis, where he designed secure service architectures and ensured high availability for campus systems. Christopher pairs an MBA with a Computer Science degree, giving him both strategic product sensibility and technical depth. He’s known for customer empathy and storytelling—skills he leverages to translate complex requirements into practical, well-documented solutions. Comfortable leading teams and shipping code, he brings a rare combination of product-first thinking and engineering craftsmanship to large-scale, security-conscious environments. Based in California, he often operates at the intersection of user experience, operations, and secure architecture—helping organizations move from idea to reliable service.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration and Management General, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Business Administration and Management General at University of California, Davis
German, English
Stackoverflow
1,635reputation
143kreached
10answers
36questions
Github Skills (140)
excel10
aurora10
swift10
csv10
angularjs10
grid10
xml10
javascript9
validation9
linux9
spreadsheet9
sheetjs9
dates9
database9
slack-bot9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
cthielen/unserialize-to-form
Sep 2011 - Nov 2017
Contributions:28 commits, 1 PR, 3 pushes in 6 years 3 months
unserializedom
ucdavis/dss-wayfinding
Jun 2014 - Sep 2018
Contributions:261 commits, 23 PRs, 94 pushes in 4 years 3 months
lcdwayfindingdss
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