Cristian Hancila
Software Engineer at Snap Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCristian Hancila is a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of experience building developer productivity tools and scalable back-end systems, currently at Snap in San Francisco. His background spans systems and Linux-level development through Android and telephony stacks to large-scale infrastructure at Facebook, giving him a rare full-stack systems perspective. He contributes to high-impact open-source projects like Bazel, where he implemented HTTP download/authentication features and custom authorization patterns to better integrate cloud storage providers. Known for pragmatic automation and tooling improvements, he blends deep low-level expertise with a focus on developer experience and reliable build/test automation.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Toronto Metropolitan University
Github Skills (13)
starlark10
build-system10
bazel10
automation9
automations9
javas8
java8
scripting7
script7
sh7
shell7
azure-devops6
devops6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
bazelbuild/bazel
Mar 2020 - Apr 2022
a fast, scalable, multi-language and extensible build system
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Automation EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 6 commits, 8 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Cristian implemented features to enhance Bazel's build system, particularly around HTTP downloads and authentication. They added support for custom authorization schemes using `auth_patterns` within the `http_archive` and related rules, enabling integrations with cloud storage providers. Further contributions included modifying the build system to address issues related to environment variables and the use of `BAZEL_DO_NOT_DETECT_CPP_TOOLCHAIN` during compilation. The user also contributed to tests for these features.
build-systembazelcorrectscalablemulti-language
chancila/emacsd
Apr 2015 - May 2025
Contributions:34 pushes in 10 years 2 months
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