Christopher Aitken
Principal Software Engineer
Introduction
I'm a principal software engineer with 10+ years experience based out of Apalachicola, FL. I particularly enjoy building web apps on AWS with React, Hono + HTMX, Node.js, & PostgreSQL / Aurora DSQL.
Education
Aug 2013 – May 2019
University of Florida
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Business Administration
Experience
August 2022 – Present
Principal Software Engineer – 42 Macro
Global Wall Street's leader in macro risk management.
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
Senior Software Developer – Wall Street Beats
Morning meetings with institutional investors every weekday.
August 2022 – Jan 2025
Principal Software Engineer – Longbow Trade Signals
The most powerful investing tool for everyone.
August 2022 – Jan 2024
Senior Software Developer – Options Insight
Learn how to trade options like a pro.
June 2016 – July 2022
Software Developer – TECKpert
Agency work on client-facing and internal projects.
- CorkageFee – Objective-C/Swift iOS app for wine bottle fees at nearby restaurants.
- RealDash – Angular-based web app for commercial real estate investors.
March 2020 – Jan 2022
Software Developer – Finequities
Social trading app integrating with existing brokerage accounts.
Personal projects
May 2024
A small software shop: websites for local businesses and my own SaaS products.
Skills
Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, DigitalOcean
Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Swift, Objective-C, PHP, C#
Frameworks: React, React Native, Expo, Svelte, Angular, Hono, GraphQL, Hasura, AWS Amplify
Databases: PostgreSQL, Aurora DSQL, DynamoDB, MySQL, MongoDB
AI: Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google Gemini, Amazon Bedrock
Testimonials
Sahir Memon
Director of Engineering at GrubHub
Chris is a great engineer to have on any team. His can-do attitude towards software development helped our team achieve our goals and deadlines. If there was anything Chris did not know, he took time to learn and apply the learnings towards our projects. Furthermore, Chris always welcomed feedback and took it seriously by consistently improving. I recommend Chris to any team leader that is looking for a strong communicator, collaborator and an engineer.
Luiz Ozorio
Lead Mobile Developer at Finequities
I had the pleasure of working with Chris at Finequities, where he was a senior software engineer. As our frontend team expanded, Chris became more focused on the backend, where he demonstrated excellent technical skills utilizing AWS, Lambda, Containers, Hasura, and Cognito to build a robust and scalable backend architecture. What impressed me most was his ability to work independently and his openness to feedback and collaboration. He was a great team player who was always willing to help others when they needed it.