Chris Cieslinski
Senior Software Engineer at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Cieslinski is a Senior Software Engineer with 12+ years designing and delivering pragmatic software and infrastructure solutions, currently leading core MarkLogic tooling and processes for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He blends hands-on development in Java, Node.js, and XQuery with architecture and infrastructure consulting, building frameworks that simplify development, integration, and troubleshooting across teams. Known for favoring simple, effective approaches, he creates reusable tools and standards that accelerate delivery and reduce operational friction. His background includes deep experience with content platforms (Vignette) and large-scale site architectures, giving him a rare combination of CMS, database, and cloud integration expertise. Based in Salt Lake City, he focuses on choosing the right tool for the job and empowering others through training and consultative support. Colleagues rely on him for practical, production-focused solutions that turn complex requirements into maintainable systems.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's, Computer Science, Bachelor's, Computer Science at Utah State University
Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese
Github Skills (24)
nosql-database10
xquery9
marklogic9
spring9
security9
spring-data9
code-analysis9
xml8
nodejs-client8
static-code-analysis8
sparql7
database6
intellij-idea6
java6
json6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
malteseduck/spring-data-marklogic
Feb 2017 - May 2020
An implementation of the Spring Data interfaces for the MarkLogic NoSQL database
Contributions:10 releases, 210 commits, 6 PRs in 3 years 4 months
marklogicnosql-databasespringspring-data
malteseduck/sonar-xquery-plugin
Sep 2013 - Jun 2018
A plugin for the sonar code analysis tool to do static code analysis of XQuery files to find potential security, performance, and standards problems.
Contributions:38 commits, 1 PR, 5 pushes in 4 years 9 months
code-analysissecuritystatic-code-analysisxquery
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