# Cristian E. Caroli

> Software Engineer & Engineering Manager based in Barcelona, Spain. Over 15 years of experience in the IT industry.

## Links

- Website: https://cristiancaroli.com
- CV (PDF): https://cristiancaroli.com/cristian_caroli_cv.pdf
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristiancaroli
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/cris7ian
- Podcast: https://hammerspacepodcast.com
- Email: cristiancaroli@gmail.com

## Current Role

Engineering Team Lead at ChessKid (Chess.com), leading engineering efforts for an educational chess platform. Started March 2025.

## Skills

- Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Ruby, Python, Scala
- Frameworks: React, Redux, Express, Spring Boot, Rails, Play
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Travis, Jenkins, TeamCity, Heroku
- Methodologies: XP, TDD, Scrum, Kanban, Jira, Gitflow

## Experience

- Engineering Team Lead, ChessKid (Chess.com) — Mar 2025 to Present
- Director of Engineering, Stuart — Aug 2024 to Mar 2025
- Senior Engineering Manager, Stuart — Feb 2023 to Aug 2024
- Engineering Manager, Twitter — Aug 2021 to Feb 2023
- Tech Lead, ThoughtWorks — Apr 2019 to Jul 2021
- Senior Consultant, ThoughtWorks — Jan 2017 to Apr 2019
- Head of Product Design, Chalk — Aug 2015 to Jan 2017
- API Solutions Engineer, 3scale — May 2015 to Aug 2015
- Game Developer, Akamon Entertainment — May 2013 to May 2015

## Education

- Master in Cinematographic Direction, ESCAC (2012)
- Computer Science, Universidad Simon Bolivar (2009) — Thesis: Adaptive game environments based on player behavior (Exceptionally Good Mention)

## Interests

Weight Lifting, Video Game Development, AI, Cinema, Sriracha