Christopher
Schleiden
Software engineer at GitHub, building AI developer tools. Originally from Cologne, now in the Pacific Northwest — when not coding, probably on a mountain somewhere.
Work
CI/CD and automation platform built into GitHub. Helped launch and scale from zero to millions of workflows per day.
Playground and API bringing industry-leading AI models to 100M+ developers on GitHub — experiment, compare, and deploy from playground to production.
Side projects
Embedded durable workflows for Go, similar to DTFx, Cadence, and Temporal.
Unofficial extension to view GitHub Actions workflows and runs in VS Code.
Interactive tutorial and visualizer for GitHub Actions workflows.
Free browser game inspired by the "world domination" board game.
I'm a Staff Software Engineer at GitHub, where I'm building AI developer tools. I care deeply about developer experience and building tools that get out of your way. Originally from Cologne, now somewhere in the PNW chasing summit views.