Kristofer Widholm
Software Architect at London Plane
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKristofer Widholm is a software architect with 28+ years of hands-on experience designing and migrating large-scale web platforms, currently leading architecture at Chromatic from New York. He specializes in data and framework migrations, cloud and on-prem architecture, CI/CD, and building resilient AWS deployments automated with Ansible, while retaining deep practical skills in PHP, Drupal, WordPress, advanced SQL, XML/XSL and API design. Kristofer has repeatedly led cross-functional teams through complex re-platforming projects—most notably large Drupal migrations, React/GraphQL search stacks, and enterprise CI pipelines—combining methodical engineering with pragmatic product thinking. He champions sustainable, legible code and a no-blame, mentorship-driven culture that prioritizes transparency, accountability, and continual learning. Beyond engineering, he’s an active musician and creative collaborator, demonstrating the same disciplined craft in songwriting and recording as he does in system design.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Programming, Computer Programming at NYU School of Professional StudiesBA Philosophy theatre, BA Philosophy theatre at Wheaton College
English, Swedish, German
Github Skills (190)
server-core10
moodle10
behat10
python10
windows10
circleci10
symfony-console10
ruby10
automation10
backbonejs10
freegeoip10
federated10
ssh10
backdrop10
javascript10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
ChromaticHQ/ddev-dblog
Jan 2024 - Nov 2024
Easily view your db's general_log in ddev
Contributions:6 releases, 1 review, 2 PRs in 10 months
ddevddev-addonddev-getmariadbmysql
apotek/drush
Aug 2015 - Aug 2016
Contributions:1 PR, 2 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year
swissscriptingarmydrushworking-hours
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