# Christopher Salam

> Sr. Software Engineer

Location: Berkeley, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/christophersalam

My focus as a Senior Software Engineer centers on enhancing customer and developer experiences by migrating technologies to newer standards, reducing costs while maintaining the same or a higher level of service, and bringing a team first spirit to my teams.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Shepherd
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Sr. Software Engineer - Data Platform @ State Affairs
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led architecture for government-scale web crawling infrastructure using Python.
Delivered SRE-focused enhancements including load balancing, auto-scaling, Cloudflare caching, and certificate automation.
Owned CI/CD delivery pipeline & x-functional collaboration for a modern web platform (TypeScript, NodeJS, NextJS, React, GraphQL).

### Sr. Software Engineer - Platform. Team Lead @ byte®
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
Led development and deployment pipelines for a high-scale SaaS platform using Azure, Bitbucket, and TypeScript.
Engineered robust file transfer systems from Salesforce to Azure Storage and implemented secure auth systems via serverless functions.
Owned Agile ceremonies, mentoring, and built team culture and technical excellence across the org.

### Software Engineer II - Fullstack @ Twitter
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area
Customer Experience Applications Team
Led platform modernization of internal Ads tooling—externalizing, securing, and scaling 20+ services.
Developed budget features and safety backfills to protect campaigns during incidents.
Key contributions in Scala, React, and Java with a strong DevOps mindset (feature flagging, fail-safes, and performance).

### Software Engineer II - Platform @ Twitter
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
CrossInstall Acquisition
Integrated Demand Side Platform with MoPub; deprecated 12+ legacy adtech partners.
Migrated from legacy hosting to serverless infrastructure (AWS Lambda, EC2).
Built APIs for ad asset processing and secure internal testing systems.
Focused on developer efficiency and infrastructure simplification.

### Sr Software Engineer - Product @ CrossInstall
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Managed RemoteLog DB for production error streams (AWS Lambda, SQL, Python).
Architected APIs for ad delivery systems and scaled DevOps tools for 900+ ad variants.

### Software Engineer - Product @ CrossInstall
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Full-stack and backend dev in JavaScript & PHP for mobile ad delivery and SDK integration.
Supported multi-exchange integrations and platform scalability.

### Software Engineer - Platform @ Ziploop
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Orinda, CA
Built retail loyalty OCR pipelines using JavaScript and backend APIs for mobile/web.
Contributed to full-stack development across digital receipt systems.

### Software Engineer @ Freelance
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Berkeley, CA
Delivered full-stack ecommerce and small business websites, managing development lifecycle and remote teams.

### Chemical Engineer @ Rcm Digesters
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Oakland, CA
Designed renewable energy systems (anaerobic digesters). 
Lead for biological scrubbing technology. 
Managed on-site construction of digesters, oversaw laborers & electricians.

### Petroleum Engineer @ Department of Conservation
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Bakersfield, CA
Verified contamination prevention in drilling operations and tested safety equipment on drilling sites.

### Research Engineer @ University of California
Jan 2004 – Jan 2011
Mechanical Engineering Intern - California Energy Commission
Digester Project for Cargill Int. - UC Davis
Biological Engineer - UC Davis/ AIDG Guatemala
Taught Engineering Economics - UC Davis
Bacterial Adhesion & Transport - UC Riverside
Microbial Beach Contamination - UCLA
Desert Ecology - UC Riverside


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Environmental Engineering
University of California, Riverside

### Computer Software Engineering
Telegraph Academy

### Master of Science (M.S.) in Biological Systems Engineering
University of California, Davis


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/christophersalam
- Portfolio: http://chrissalam.com
- Portfolio: http://christophersalam.github.io

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Last updated: 2026-04-10