Chris Gerber
Sr. Software Engineer at Kinesis
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Gerber is a seasoned Sr. Software Engineer and founder with 12+ years building backend, DevOps, and platform systems across startups and media companies, now contributing to Coinbase. He blends hands-on engineering in Go and infrastructure with leadership experience as a founder and senior director, shipping production services at companies like Octave, NowThis, and NEWJ. Chris is an active open-source contributor—his work extending the popular go-gitlab SDK demonstrates pragmatic API integration and solid test-driven development. Rooted in an early passion for computing and a dual academic background in biochemistry and computer science, he brings a curiosity-driven approach to complex system design. Colleagues rely on him for iterative problem solving, cross-functional collaboration, and turning ambiguous requirements into reliable, testable platforms.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Sammamish High SchoolBiochemistry and Computer Science, Biochemistry and Computer Science at The University of New MexicoChemistry, Chemistry at Central Washington University
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Github Skills (12)
go10
gitlab-api10
testing10
apidoc9
api9
actionscript6
flv6
xml6
flash6
matrix6
apache-flex6
mxml6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
xanzy/go-gitlab
Apr 2019 - Oct 2019
GitLab Go SDK
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 2 comments in 6 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily contributed to the `go-gitlab` project by adding and modifying features related to GitLab's project-level approval rules. They implemented functionality to include and update approval rules, directly impacting the project's integration with GitLab's API. The contributions involved modifying structs and adding tests, highlighting the user's focus on extending the GitLab API client library. The user demonstrated proficiency in Go, working with structs, and writing tests.
gitlabgo
chriswgerber/azimuth
Sep 2019 - Jul 2025
Contributions:49 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 11 months
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