Chris Gonzalez
Director of Software Engineering @Valuetainment
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WORK HISTORY
Director of Software Engineering @Valuetainment
Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
Leading engineering, QA, and data across HireMetrics — the AI-powered hiring and performance management product line under Lion Holdings.• Built InterviewAI from a fragile proof of concept into a fully sellable AI interviewing platform in under 3 months. Served as architect, lead developer, QA, and technical sales closer. Product exceeded six-figure ARR within 2 months of launch — the only profitable application in the department.• Designing and building PerformanceAI — a first-of-its-kind conversational AI performance review platform. No forms, no typing. Includes automated calibration to reduce bias. Product team confirms no known competitors exist.• Created an org-wide MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for production diagnostics that identifies root causes and routes fixes to relevant teams. Extended into a real-time product intelligence portal for the product team.• Architected the QA automation framework for web and mobile. Directed the team to achieve 90%+ test coverage including smoke, regression, and nightly suites. Built on-demand PR preview environments to accelerate feedback loops.• Standardized technical hiring across engineering, QA, and data with a comprehensive assessment platform (Vite-powered reactive front-end tests, Git-based audit trails, tiered difficulty levels). Implemented HackerRank pre-screening, saving hundreds of engineering hours.• Rescued a financial services product 1 month before international go-live after the lead developer departed. Coordinated with PayPal (Braintree/Hyperwallet) and built a complementary subscription service migrating from Stripe.• Overhauled Jira workflows, CI/CD integration, and automated assignment across teams. Led adoption of AI-assisted development tools (OpenSpec, Claude).• Presented product on stage at major industry conference. Led sales calls and demos. Established onboarding and support processes for the entire new business line.
EDUCATION
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Software Engineering
Fairfield University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRIS GONZALEZ
I build products that make money and teams that ship fast.Most recently, I took a fragile AI proof of concept and turned it into a fully sellable product in under three months — the app is now the company\'s flagship application, generating six-figure ARR within two months of launch. I was the architect, lead developer, QA, and the person on stage demoing it to hundreds of people at a major industry conference. I also closed sales calls, stood up the onboarding and support teams, and coordinated legal and commercial strategy.Before my current role, I spent a decade founding and running my own technology companies across tech, consumer fintech, and algorithmic trading. I\'ve managed teams, owned P&L, built distributed systems on AWS, and shipped products that real users depended on every day. Before that, I was at Goldman Sachs on the technical architect track, where I cut critical trading system latency by 67%.What I bring to the table:→ Full product ownership — architecture through revenue→ AI product development (OpenAI, LiveKit, MCP)→ Modern full-stack engineering (TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, AWS, Supabase, Vercel)→ Engineering leadership — hiring, QA frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, SDLC maturity→ Cross-functional impact — sales, product strategy, DevOps, go-to-marketIf you\'re building something ambitious and need a technical leader who ships, let\'s talk.
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