Christopher Allen
Software Engineer at Google UK
England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolChristopher Allen is a software engineer with 12 years of experience building front-end experiences and developer tooling from the UK, currently contributing to Google’s Blockly project where he focuses on improving build and test infrastructure. He has a strong background in JavaScript-driven products, having built and maintained a multi-site video player and analytics platform while at Suggestv, and later advising on UX and design in agile remote teams. His work on Blockly demonstrates skill in DevOps automation—migrating scripts to GitHub Actions, streamlining macOS test runners, and resolving TypeScript build issues to keep a widely used visual programming editor reliable. Comfortable adapting quickly to unfamiliar technologies, he pairs pragmatic engineering with a hands-on approach to developer workflows. Outside engineering he teaches swing dance, a detail that highlights his ability to communicate, teach, and bring creative energy to technical teams.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
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Github contributions (5)
RaspberryPiFoundation/blockly
Jun 2021 - Jan 2023
The web-based visual programming editor.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:8 releases, 890 reviews, 180 commits in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Christopher's contributions primarily focused on updating and improving the build and test infrastructure. This includes modifying scripts to support GitHub Actions, automating the build process, and incorporating improvements to the test environment for macOS runners. They also addressed issues related to building TypeScript files. The user demonstrated an ability to maintain and refine the project's development workflow.
visual-programming
cpcallen/blockly-samples
Sep 2021 - Jul 2025
Plugins, codelabs, and examples related to the Blockly library.
Contributions:33 pushes, 72 branches in 3 years 10 months
sketchupcodelabsobjectionjsblockly
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