Chris Conlin
VP Of Engineering at Arist
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Conlin is a seasoned engineering leader with over a decade building ML-driven, revenue-critical distributed systems and platforms. Currently VP of Engineering at Arist in Seattle, he focuses on making workplace learning faster, more accessible, and more human through AI-powered delivery in the flow of work. His career spans senior technical and leadership roles at 2U, Learning Ally, and multiple startups where he combined hands-on system design with strategic security and operations oversight. Chris has repeatedly translated AI and LLM capabilities into product features— from a Medicare-assistive AI at Pioneer Square Labs to an immersive practicum lab for mental health clinicians—demonstrating a talent for applying advanced models to real-world impact. He pairs an MS in Computer Science with a pragmatic, product-focused engineering approach and a track record of scaling teams and systems across education and healthcare domains. Colleagues describe him as a builder who bridges research, product, and delivery while keeping end-user outcomes front and center.
13 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder
English
Github Skills (9)
python5
graphql-client4
graphql4
backend4
mongodb3
beaker2
thin1
mapper1
database1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
spongin/mongo_beaker
Jan 2013 - Jun 2016
Contributions:11 commits, 8 pushes, 1 tag in 3 years 5 months
backendbeakermongodb
trmtab/dotfiles
Feb 2022 - Aug 2025
Contributions:28 pushes in 3 years 6 months
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