Hi, I'm Christopher Gross

Engineering Leader | AI & Systems Expert

Engineering leader with nearly 20 years of experience building products at Apple, Google, Fitbit, and Qualcomm. Currently driving AI innovation at Obli AI.

About Me

I'm an engineering leader with a unique blend of deep technical expertise and proven people management skills. My career spans nearly two decades at industry-leading companies including Apple, Google, Fitbit, and Qualcomm.

Currently serving as CTO at Obli AI, I'm driving the development of AI-native agentic products that are transforming legal compliance and assessment workflows. My experience ranges from low-level firmware and BSP development to cutting-edge AI systems using RAG, fine-tuning, and agentic architectures.

I thrive at the intersection of technology and leadership—whether it's architecting Google's first secure boot process, optimizing power consumption across Apple's ecosystem, or building high-performing engineering teams that deliver innovative products to millions of users.

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Education

University of California, San Diego

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Graduated June 2006

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

C C++ Python ARM Assembly

Platforms

ARM Cortex-A/M Android iOS/macOS RTOS Windows

AI & Machine Learning

AI Agents RAG/Agentic Retrieval Fine-tuning LLMs Anthropic Gemini Weights and Biases LlamaIndex Pinecone Arize

Tools & Development

JTAG (Trace32) GDB/LLDB Git Make Bazel Cursor Claude Code AWS GitHub Sentry uv Browserbase

Expertise

BSP Development Firmware People Management Team Leadership Cross-functional Collaboration

Experience

Feb 2025 - Present

Chief Technology Officer

Obli AI - San Diego, CA

Driving engineering strategy and technical direction for Obli's suite of AI-native agentic products.

  • Leading development of Legal and Compliance Assistant, AI-powered assessments, and AI-enabled website scans
  • Managing offshore development team; establishing processes and best practices
  • Collaborating with CEO and UX advisor on product roadmap and prioritization
Dec 2023 - Feb 2025

Power & Performance Engineering Manager

Apple - San Diego, CA

Led a 7-person team maintaining on-device power/performance telemetry infrastructure across iOS, macOS, and watchOS.

  • Delivered actionable insights enabling product teams to optimize power consumption across Apple's ecosystem
  • Ensured every OS update shipped with user-friendly battery life
Mar 2019 - Dec 2023

Tech Lead Manager

Google - San Diego, CA

Led teams on Google Silicon and Android NextGen Systems, driving innovation in hardware and platform development.

  • Led 5-person team developing application processor bootchain for Tensor chipsets
  • Architected Google's first home-grown secure boot process including the first AP Boot ROM
  • Drove strategic collaboration with Qualcomm on Generic Kernel Image and Project Treble
  • Accelerated time-to-market for new Qualcomm chipsets through streamlined BSP development
Feb 2016 - Mar 2019

UI Engineering Manager

Fitbit - San Diego, CA

Led the team responsible for Charge 3 UI and architected next-generation tracker frameworks.

  • Architected UI framework for next-generation trackers, enabling third-party app ecosystem
  • Spearheaded on-wrist Fitbit Coach experience for smartwatches
  • Managed cross-functional collaboration with product, design, and firmware teams
  • Debugged and resolved critical BLE issues on Fitbit Blaze ensuring smooth product launch
Jun 2006 - Feb 2016

Senior Staff Engineer

Qualcomm - San Diego, CA

Managed Windows platform development and led BSP bring-up for Snapdragon chipsets.

  • Reduced pre-silicon Windows platform BSP commercialization time by 30%
  • Led Windows Phone/Windows on ARM bring-up on Snapdragon 800, 810, and 820 series
  • Supported commercialization for all Windows Phone/ARM Qualcomm BSPs
  • Executed Qualcomm's ARM64 transition for Windows BSP products
  • Contributed to initial UEFI specification implementation for Windows 8

Get In Touch

I'm always open to new opportunities and interesting projects. Feel free to reach out if you'd like to connect!