Kris Zawadka

Kris Zawadka is an experienced development manager currently working at Shopify since November 2020. Previously, Zawadka held various engineering and leadership roles, including principal engineer and SEO at TripAdvisor from August 2011 to September 2018, and tech lead/software architect at MarketTools Inc. from March 2006 to August 2011, where Zawadka was instrumental in redesigning the Zoomerang survey creation tool. Earlier experience includes leading web development projects at eye media in Switzerland for notable clients such as Microsoft and Ford, and working as lead developer for Car4you, Switzerland's second largest automotive portal. Zawadka's career began in web development with roles at i4design and Digit, contributing to projects for major companies like Nortel and the Royal Canadian Mint. Zawadka holds a diploma from Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology, completed in 1998.