Chris Johnson is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in various roles across prominent companies. Currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer at Vanta since July 2025, Chris previously held significant positions at Twilio from February 2018 to June 2025, including Software Architect, where responsibilities included overseeing the architecture of Twilio's front-end monorepo system. As a Principal Software Engineer, Chris managed crisis response efforts during a major 2022 data breach, collaborating with cross-functional teams. Earlier roles at Twilio involved managing multiple engineering teams and bootstrapping its first Design Systems team. Prior to Twilio, Chris held roles as a Technical Strategist at Whole Whale and as a Freelance Software Engineer, alongside serving as the Founding CTO of Crisis Text Line, where Chris developed a real-time SMS platform that significantly impacted mental health initiatives. Chris began his career at Do Something as a Lead Drupal Developer and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with Honors from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University.
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