Chris Archer

Background

About Chris Archer

As a Lead Software Development with extensive experience leading high-performing teams, I excel at navigating the complexities of both software development and team leadership. Over the course of my career, I’ve built and nurtured some of the most dependable teams, enabling them to deliver high-quality software, support clients, and drive key business outcomes. At Laivly, I’ve successfully managed teams of developers through the full software development lifecycle, from project planning to deployment. I lead with a strong focus on mentorship and career growth, holding regular 1-on-1s, advocating for promotions, and ensuring my team has the tools, resources, and guidance they need to thrive. I’ve fostered a collaborative culture where performance is driven by ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. I am passionate about optimizing processes to improve team efficiency. I introduced projected dates to monitor the health of our projects. Switched from story points to hours using the Fibonacci sequence, which resulted in more accurate timelines, enabling us to deliver projects on schedule as planned. I also played a key role in revamping our deployment systems, implementing canary deployments, so that we could catch issues specific to our clients before it was pushed to every user. Introduced redundancies to ensure our system can recover and continue operating, even in the event of an update failure or backend service outage. These measures ensure the success and reliability of our software for 50+ different project repositories. Through my leadership, my teams have successfully tackled challenges like shifting requirements, production issues, and complex feature rollouts, all while maintaining high performance under pressure. I thrive on solving problems, whether it’s improving internal processes, managing competing priorities, or finding creative solutions to technical challenges. I believe that the success of any team is rooted in trust, strong communication, and a commitment to growth. By focusing on these core values, I’ve built teams that consistently deliver results, meet business needs, and continuously grow in their careers.