Technology Leadership. Platform Engineering. Developer Experience.
Driven by curiosity. Guided by simplicity. Focused on impact.

Chris Allmark
Hi, I'm Chris. Nice to meet you!

I'm a technology leader with more than 20 years of experience building engineering organisations, cloud-native platforms and customer-facing digital products. My focus is helping teams move faster by reducing cognitive load, improving developer experience and creating scalable systems - both technical and organisational.

Technology Leadership

I help organisations build high-performing engineering teams by aligning technology strategy, organisational design and delivery outcomes.

What I Focus On

Engineering Strategy, Organisational Design, Talent Development & Technical Leadership

How I Deliver

Continuous Improvement
Platform Thinking
Structured Recruitment
Team Topologies

Platform Engineering

I create platforms, tooling and cloud-native foundations that reduce cognitive load and help engineering teams move faster with confidence.

Capabilities

Cloud-Native Architecture, Infrastructure Automation, Internal Developer Platforms & Observability

Technology Domains

AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, GitOps & OpenTelemetry

Developer Experience

I improve engineering effectiveness by removing friction, simplifying workflows and enabling teams to focus on delivering customer value.

Areas of Interest

Continuous Delivery, Developer Experience, Engineering Effectiveness & Engineering Quality

What Good Looks Like

Autonomous Teams
Fast Feedback
Low Cognitive Load
Reliable Delivery
Vodafone
giffgaff
ASOS
Which?
The Economist
The Financial Times
MySpace
Nickelodeon