Summary
Cris Hanks is a Senior Software Engineer with seven years of hands-on experience building fast, user-centered web interfaces and full-stack JavaScript/TypeScript applications. Now at BambooHR, he specializes in React and Redux, creating consumable component libraries and tooling that scale across products and international clients. He blends a design-minded background in advertising and brand work with rigorous front-end engineering practices—unit testing, UX collaboration, and performance-minded implementations—to deliver delightful, intuitive experiences. Comfortable owning projects end-to-end, Cris has built internal rules engines and developer-facing libraries that influence thousands of users, and he pairs that technical craft with a creative streak (ask about his guitar shredding). Based in Sandy, Utah, he brings curiosity, cross-functional collaboration, and a knack for turning complex requirements into low-friction interfaces.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Jordan High School
Full-Stack Software Engineering, Full-Stack Software Engineering at Flatiron School
Bachelor's degree, Advertising, 3.89 GPA, Bachelor's degree, Advertising, 3.89 GPA at Brigham Young University
Spanish, English