Christopher Burns

Technical Founder,
Early Engineering Leader

Technical founder and early engineering leader who built a multi-region donation platform processing transactions across 33+ countries. Expertise in modern web technologies, product strategy, and scaling startups from vision to enterprise solution.
What I'm Looking For
Relocate from Lincoln, UK to San Francisco, USA
Seeking sponsorship for O-1 visa
Join a team where engineers demonstrate product thinking and PMs know their tech. I'm comfortable wearing either hat
Strong support and trust from Product Manager
Hands-on, in-office work environment

Engineering Focus:

Frontend Engineering
Technical Architecture
Developer Experience
UI Systems

Product Focus:

Product Strategy
Technical Product
User Experience
Developer Products

Technical Experience:

Modern web architecture (NextJS, TypeScript strict)
Design tools (FigJam, Figma)
Developer experience (SDKs, Build tools)
Infrastructure (DevOps, CI/CD, GCP)
Design systems (TailwindCSS, PandaCSS, Plain CSS)
User experience (UX, UI, Accessibility)
Internationalization (i18n, l10n)
Payment infrastructure (Stripe)
Multi-tenant systems (SaaS, B2B)

Impact & Approach

At Everfund, I drove value by combining rapid iteration with thoughtful UX decisions. Our ability to quickly ship high-quality features while maintaining a sub-second response time across 33+ countries was key to winning enterprise clients. I'm excited to bring this velocity-focused mindset to a company where great UX and user-centricity directly drive business outcomes.

As a founder who coded, shipped, and sold, I understand the delicate balance between perfect and shipped. I thrive in environments that value both speed and quality, where I can apply my engineering expertise to rapidly deliver features while maintaining the high standards that enterprise customers expect. Looking to join a team where this approach to balanced, rapid delivery can create significant business impact.

Experience & Impact

Through founding and scaling Everfund, I've developed a deep understanding of how to drive business value through technical excellence and rapid iteration. My approach combines strong engineering fundamentals with a keen focus on business outcomes.

Balancing Speed with Quality

Driving results through rapid iteration and continuous improvement

Technical Depth & Business Impact

Experience scaling systems while maintaining performance and reliability

Results-Driven Development

Building and shipping features that directly impact business metrics

Collaborative Leadership

Leading cross-functional teams to deliver complex technical solutions

Community Engagement

Contributing to developer communities and open source projects

Innovation with Impact

Transforming technical innovations into measurable business outcomes

Key Strengths:

Rapid Iteration
Technical Leadership
Product Thinking
Performance Optimization
Team Collaboration
Let's Talk Opportunities