Christopher Obocha — Senior Software Engineer

About

Engineer. Builder. Organiser.

6+ years building production apps with TypeScript and Python. Co-founder & CTO of Runwae, Lead Mobile Engineer at Hylark, massive chess fan, avid reader. I work at the intersection of software development and AI — shipping real LLM-powered features, not just prototypes.

Organiser of LeedsJS — Leeds's JavaScript community — and a published speaker on mobile security. MSc Cyber Security with Distinction from the University of Hertfordshire. Prolific Tech Awards App of the Year 2023.

I'm increasingly convinced the most interesting engineering problems right now sit at the boundary between LLMs and real products.

App of the Year 2023

Prolific Tech Awards & UK Business Tech Awards — for GoodShape enterprise health app

MSc Cyber Security — Distinction

University of Hertfordshire

6+ Years Production Experience

React Native, TypeScript, full-stack web — shipped to real users at scale

LeedsJS Organiser & Speaker

Helping grow Leeds's JavaScript engineering community

Writing & Speaking

Sharing what I know

Talk

Secure Authentication & Authorisation in React Native

LeedsJS Meetup, Leeds — February 2024

A practical deep-dive into securing mobile apps — covering token storage, OAuth flows, biometric auth, and common vulnerabilities.

Presented at LeedsJS →

Article

Secure Authentication & Authorisation in React Native

Published on Medium

A practical deep-dive into securing mobile apps — covering token storage, OAuth flows, biometric auth, and common vulnerabilities.

Read on Medium →

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Experience

Career

2026

Software Architect

Ordo

Architecting and building a new software system for the Diocese of Leeds to manage their staff and volunteers. This includes a new web app and a new mobile app.

2025 — Present

Co-founder & CTO

Runwae

Leading all technical decisions for a travel-tech startup building AI-powered group itinerary planning. Architecture, engineering, and product — from zero to shipped.

2025 — Present

Lead Mobile Engineer

Hylark

Leading mobile engineering for an AI-powered life management platform. ISO 27001 certified product serving a growing user base.

2022 — 2024

Software Engineer

The Distance (Agency)

Delivered enterprise-grade React Native apps across multiple client verticals — including an award-winning enterprise health platform (GoodShape) and a pan-European EV charging network app (Charge EV / Swarco UK).

2021 — 2022

Software Engineer

NHS HPFT

Developed and maintained applications for the NHS HPFT to manage their workforce and assist international staff.

2021 — 2022

MSc Cyber Security

University of Hertfordshire

Researched and applied offensive security techniques including coordinated brute-force and RDP-based attacks within controlled penetration testing simulations. Graduated with Distinction.

2016 — 2020

BSc Computer Science

Babcock University

Engineered an autonomous vehicle system from the ground up as a flagship project. Served as Student Body President and Debate First Chair, leading the team to a championship in 2017. Recognised with the Face of BUCC Award (2020) and Exemplarary Leadership Award (2020).

2016

Hello World 🌎

Wrote my first line of code in 2016, got hooked into the beautiful world of programming, random 3am bug fixes coming out of nowhere, and shipping products to real users at scale.

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