Chris Lambe
- Portland, ME
- moc.ebmalsirhc@olleh
- (512) 788-1216
- linkedin.com/in/chrislambe
- github.com/chrislambe
- chrislambe.com
Principal-level software engineer with ~20 years of individual contributor experience in fast-paced startup environments. Most recently served as CTO of Splashmetrics, an AI-driven B2B marketing platform, staying highly hands-on building features with TypeScript, React, and PostgreSQL. Daily user of AI-assisted development tools and active builder of LLM-powered product features. Earlier in my career, spent 3+ years building patient-provider communication software, navigating HIPAA and the realities of healthcare app development. Advocate for domain-driven design, working with subject matter experts to chip away at uncertainty and model software around the real-world problems it solves. Deeply curious and eager to dive into systems to solve problems, with a strong enthusiasm for learning and acquiring new skills.
Core Skills
Architecture & AI
- Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
- Clean/Hexagonal Architecture
- LLM Integration
- AI-Assisted Development
- Distributed System Design
Languages & Libraries
- TypeScript
- React
- NextJS, TanStack Start
- GraphQL
- Effect (TypeScript library)
Infrastructure & Data
- Cloudflare / AWS
- PostgreSQL
- Terraform
- Docker
Professional Experience
Chief Technology Officer
April 2023 - Present- Steered overall technical direction and architecture for an AI-driven B2B marketing platform while remaining highly hands-on as an individual contributor across the stack.
- Applied Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles to build stable, scalable software systems.
- Integrated LLMs into the core product to automate buyer journey planning and content creation, directly tying AI capabilities to business value.
- Drove engineering efficiency by deeply integrating AI development tools into daily workflows, significantly increasing personal and team leverage.
Software Architect
July 2019 - April 2023- Architected and engineered a large-scale distributed microservices system powering automated coffee-making robots for Briggo (subsequently acquired by Costa Coffee).
- Designed and implemented a robust API layer via GraphQL, orchestrating complex state management between physical hardware sensors, order queues, and consumer-facing applications.
- Learned Domain-Driven Design and Clean Architecture to navigate complex hardware/software domain, building bounded contexts that kept integrations modular and testable.
- Contributed hands-on to the user-facing ecosystem, building out web UIs using React and native mobile applications via Capacitor/Cordova.
Software Developer
April 2016 - July 2019- Primary contributor to DrawMD, an iPad application empowering doctors to visually explain surgical procedures and conditions to patients directly at the point of care.
- Navigated compliance and privacy restrictions of healthcare IT and HIPAA regulations.
Earlier Experience
- Software Developer at Escalation Point (Nov 2012 - Apr 2016)
- Assistant Technical Director at Watershed 5 (Nov 2008 - Nov 2012)