Christian Hang-Hicks
Shift AI Principal Architect
Christian is a software architect experienced in designing and building scalable, flexible platforms, with a focus on enabling all parts of the business to leverage data and build upon core functionality. He enjoys creating prototypes as well as adapting large systems to new requirements. Having lived and worked on three continents, he has developed expertise in working with diverse teams across time zones and various cultures.
Leveraging an academic background in theoretical computability analysis, Christian was the founding engineer at Armorize, a software security startup out of Taipei focused on static software analysis. He built and led the initial technology and development team, after which his involvement in cooperations with partner companies led him to San Francisco, where he eventually joined other startups.
As the leader of the architecture team, Christian oversaw the build-out of the software infrastructure for Taulia, a fintech enterprise SaaS company acquired by SAP, with development teams in locations spanning two continents. He then co-founded Prestozon — one of the first integrators with the Amazon Ads API, where he also served as CTO. As one of the top consumers of the API as the ad business grew, his feedback and discussions with their development teams shaped many policies and standards of Amazon’s Ad technologies to this day. Prestozon was then acquired by Pacvue, where Christian oversaw the integration into the larger e-commerce platform and coordinated global software development and cloud infrastructure initiatives across the various business units.
Born and raised in Germany, Christian holds a degree in computer science from RWTH Aachen University. He acquired a certificate in Chinese Language from the Beijing Foreign Studies University and published academic papers in cooperation with Academica Sinica and the National Taiwan University in Taipei. He now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children.
Leveraging an academic background in theoretical computability analysis, Christian was the founding engineer at Armorize, a software security startup out of Taipei focused on static software analysis. He built and led the initial technology and development team, after which his involvement in cooperations with partner companies led him to San Francisco, where he eventually joined other startups.
As the leader of the architecture team, Christian oversaw the build-out of the software infrastructure for Taulia, a fintech enterprise SaaS company acquired by SAP, with development teams in locations spanning two continents. He then co-founded Prestozon — one of the first integrators with the Amazon Ads API, where he also served as CTO. As one of the top consumers of the API as the ad business grew, his feedback and discussions with their development teams shaped many policies and standards of Amazon’s Ad technologies to this day. Prestozon was then acquired by Pacvue, where Christian oversaw the integration into the larger e-commerce platform and coordinated global software development and cloud infrastructure initiatives across the various business units.
Born and raised in Germany, Christian holds a degree in computer science from RWTH Aachen University. He acquired a certificate in Chinese Language from the Beijing Foreign Studies University and published academic papers in cooperation with Academica Sinica and the National Taiwan University in Taipei. He now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children.
Christian Hang-Hicks
Shift AI Principal Architect
Christian is a software architect experienced in designing and building scalable, flexible platforms, with a focus on enabling all parts of the business to leverage data and build upon core functionality. He enjoys creating prototypes as well as adapting large systems to new requirements. Having lived and worked on three continents, he has developed expertise in working with diverse teams across time zones and various cultures.
Leveraging an academic background in theoretical computability analysis, Christian was the founding engineer at Armorize, a software security startup out of Taipei focused on static software analysis. He built and led the initial technology and development team, after which his involvement in cooperations with partner companies led him to San Francisco, where he eventually joined other startups.
As the leader of the architecture team, Christian oversaw the build-out of the software infrastructure for Taulia, a fintech enterprise SaaS company acquired by SAP, with development teams in locations spanning two continents. He then co-founded Prestozon — one of the first integrators with the Amazon Ads API, where he also served as CTO. As one of the top consumers of the API as the ad business grew, his feedback and discussions with their development teams shaped many policies and standards of Amazon’s Ad technologies to this day. Prestozon was then acquired by Pacvue, where Christian oversaw the integration into the larger e-commerce platform and coordinated global software development and cloud infrastructure initiatives across the various business units.
Born and raised in Germany, Christian holds a degree in computer science from RWTH Aachen University. He acquired a certificate in Chinese Language from the Beijing Foreign Studies University and published academic papers in cooperation with Academica Sinica and the National Taiwan University in Taipei. He now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children.
Leveraging an academic background in theoretical computability analysis, Christian was the founding engineer at Armorize, a software security startup out of Taipei focused on static software analysis. He built and led the initial technology and development team, after which his involvement in cooperations with partner companies led him to San Francisco, where he eventually joined other startups.
As the leader of the architecture team, Christian oversaw the build-out of the software infrastructure for Taulia, a fintech enterprise SaaS company acquired by SAP, with development teams in locations spanning two continents. He then co-founded Prestozon — one of the first integrators with the Amazon Ads API, where he also served as CTO. As one of the top consumers of the API as the ad business grew, his feedback and discussions with their development teams shaped many policies and standards of Amazon’s Ad technologies to this day. Prestozon was then acquired by Pacvue, where Christian oversaw the integration into the larger e-commerce platform and coordinated global software development and cloud infrastructure initiatives across the various business units.
Born and raised in Germany, Christian holds a degree in computer science from RWTH Aachen University. He acquired a certificate in Chinese Language from the Beijing Foreign Studies University and published academic papers in cooperation with Academica Sinica and the National Taiwan University in Taipei. He now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children.
