Chris Adams

People first engineering leader experienced in cross-functional, global, full stack, and mobile teams. Skills in AWS, DevOps, and Networking. Startup experience from 0 to 1 to series D and post-acquisition integration.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

About

A highly accomplished and enterprising engineering leader experienced in software development, cloud infrastructure, platform scalability, team leadership, system optimization, and product innovation. Successful track record of leading cross-functional and global teams, overseeing large-scale migrations, and implementing compliance and security frameworks to enhance platform reliability and performance. Leverages exemplary leadership, technical, analytical, and communication skills to deliver innovative solutions, drive organizational growth, and maintain the highest standards of operational excellence, quality, and compliance.

Experience

  • Engineering Manager at Steno
    Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    Steno offers exceptional court reporting services combined with best-in-class technology and deferred payment options. Steno was built by tech and legal experts who saw a need for a better experience. We remove financial and technical hurdles so you can focus on the case. From creating bespoke solutions for your technical needs to providing flexible financing, Steno is revolutionizing the way court reporting is done.

  • Engineering Manager at Booster
    Nov 2022 - Oct 2025 · 3 yrs

    Led campaigner and donor development efforts for 5500 annual fundraisers raising $150M. Managed annual PCI DSS compliance process. Responsible for annual theme turnover for the platform, incident response and correction of error reporting. Technologies included Node.js, TypeScript, Nest, React, PHP/Laravel, AWS, and MySQL. Global teams in Brazil and Belarus.

  • Engineering Manager at Greenlight
    Jan 2022 - Sep 2022 · 9 mos

    Responsible for software development team of four backend and eight mobile engineers focused on account management for Greenlight’s 1M+ D2C customers. Planned quarterly roadmaps. Gave weekly quality readouts and monthly project status readouts. Technologies included Node.js, Swift, Java, Kotlin, and MySQL on AWS. Global teams in Poland and LATAM.

  • Senior Software Development Manager at Itential, LLC
    May 2014 - Dec 2021 · 7 yrs 8 mos

    Led Scrum and Kanban engineering teams of backend, frontend, and test engineers. Collaborated with product management on product roadmaps. Conducted 1:1 meetings with employees and provided coaching and mentoring to ensure their success in engineering organization. Provided subject matter expertise and architectural guidance to Tier 1 service provider customers and high-touch escalations. Technologies included Node.js, Python, Java, MongoDB, and React, all on AWS or VMware.

  • Application Protocol Engineer at Ixia
    Aug 2012 - May 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Responsible for all aspects of flow converters which incorporate BreakingPoint technology into multiple Ixia products: enhancement scheduling, defect triage and assignment, and management reporting. Technologies included Ruby, C, Linux. Global teams in Romania.