# Christoph Meeple

> Software Engineer at Benchling

Location: Oakland, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/christophmeeple

Full stack software engineer with experience building web services, developing data processing pipelines, and working closely with scientists to develop scientific tools. Knowledge of software development best practices combined with a background in biology and bioinformatics.
* Technical Skills: Web services, scientific UI/UX, bioinformatics, ETL pipeline development, data analysis, lab automation, devops, Linux/Unix systems
* Languages and Technologies: Python (Django, Flask), React-JS, Docker, Postgres, AWS/GCP, Terraform


GitHub: https://github.com/tophers42

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Benchling
Jan 2022 – Present | United States

### Staff Software Engineer @ Berkeley Lights, Inc.
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Emeryville, California, United States
* Worked with applications engineers to make improvements to the workflow execution framework on the Beacon instrument. 
* Lead the development of an RNASeq application for analysis and visualization of gene expression data for onsite deployment at customer sites. 
* Worked closely with bioinformatic scientists to develop user-facing analysis pipelines for RNASeq and antibody sequencing data.
* Developed and planned a series of internal I&D events focused on building community and fostering discussions around I&D topics within the company.

### Senior Software Engineer @ Berkeley Lights, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Emeryville, CA

### Senior Software Engineer @ Myriad Genetics
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
* Built a backfill pipeline to consolidate genetic variant data into a single datasource.
* Lead the development, validation, and launch of an in-house system for analytical review of genetic variant data.
* Worked closely with stakeholders to develop efficient workflows.
* Provided technical leadership by mentoring teammates, leading long term planning discussions and contributing to architectural design.

### Software Engineer @ Counsyl
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
* Built a backfill pipeline to consolidate genetic variant data into a single datasource.
* Lead the development, validation, and launch of an in-house system for analytical review of genetic variant data.
* Worked closely with stakeholders to develop efficient workflows.
* Provided technical leadership by mentoring teammates, leading long term planning discussions and contributing to architectural design.

### Software Engineer @ Turnitin
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | Oakland, CA
* Built tools for agile development and continuous integration using Docker and Jenkins.
* Refactored statistical reports, optimizing queries and reducing runtime from days to hours.
* Identified areas of technical debt and refactored legacy code for increased maintainability, performance, monitorability and scalability. 
* Worked closely with architects to plan the migration of a large monolithic web application into microservices.
* Built custom data migration and cleanup scripts for large production data sets..
* Triaged, investigated, and fixed production issues across the full stack, working in a large and complicated legacy code base.
* Mentored junior team members in Perl and SQL through code review, pair programming and one-on-one sessions.

### Bioinformatics Developer @ Aurora Algae, Inc
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
* Met with users to define requirements and develop automated workflows and data tracking for lab processes. 
* Implemented a basic MVC-based LIMS framework in Perl. 
* Researched web development frameworks (Ruby/Rails and Python/Django) for the next generation of the in-house LIMS.

### Database Analyst @ Mendel Biotechnology, Inc.
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | Hayward
* Part of a 5-6 person team building core bioinformatics platform tools and data analysis.
* Created a robust data processing pipeline (ETL) for genetic and chemical screens on plants. Raw data was transformed into customized scientific Wiki-style reports, including automatic hit calling.
* Led the overhaul of in-house LIMS and scientific data schemas in an Oracle database, providing new UI functionality and an enhanced user experience.
* Worked closely with scientists to gather requirements and scheduled demos for frequent feedback.
* Centralized sample tracking systems and augmented high-throughput screening data reports, replacing and improving a $10K/year licensed Accord product.

### Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Bioengineering @ UC Berkeley
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Berkeley, CA
Research Group: J. Christopher Anderson
* Using bioinformatics tools (BLAST, PHOG), researched and identified glucuronyltransferase candidates for the development of a high-throughput synthesis technique. 
* Designed and executed a Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) experiment to characterize a potential repressor element for use in engineered biological systems.

### Undergraduate Researcher, 2010 UC Berkeley iGEM Team @ UC Berkeley
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Berkeley, CA
* Constructed a bacterial genetic delivery device targeted at genetically modifying currently intractable organisms (for a complete description of the project visit: http://2010.igem.org/Team:Berkeley).
* Automated assembly of over 100 genetic constructs with a high-throughput method utilizing a Biomek liquid-handling robot. 
* Set up a fluorimetry assay to test the success of the delivery method.
* Results presented at the 2010 iGEM Conference.

### Undergraduate Researcher, Department of Bioengineering @ UC Berkeley
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Berkeley, CA
Research Group: Kimmen Sjölander
* Programmed Python scripts for parsing of ortholog prediction data.
* Performed quality control and testing of PhyloFacts Orthology Group (PHOG), a phylogenomics-based ortholog prediction webserver.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
UC Berkeley College of Engineering

### B.S. in Bioengineering
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/tophers
- GitHub: https://github.com/tophers42

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Last updated: 2026-04-11