Summary
Christopher Brown is a software engineer who blends linguistics and engineering, bringing 15 years of experience to Google in New York. With a PhD in Linguistics from UT Austin and a BA in English from UT Dallas, he approaches software with a language-first mindset and a data-driven edge. His career spans NLP/ML engineering at Oseberg, web-service development, and full-stack projects that integrate mobile apps with Python-based web frameworks. As a graduate researcher, he explored intention and belief in social media using NLP and statistics, informing how language shapes online interactions. He also contributed to open source during Google Summer of Code, notably helping Inkscape extend raster functionality with ImageMagick, illustrating his ability to bridge research, production, and community tooling. Based in New York, he delivers scalable, informed software solutions with a rare combination of linguistic insight and engineering rigor.
16 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Linguistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin
Brown High School
Bachelor of Arts, English, Bachelor of Arts, English at The University of Dallas