chris karpyszyn / montreal

Software developer & engineering lead based in Montreal.

By day I run development at Traction Rec, building software for recreation and community organizations like YMCAs and JCCs. In the off-hours I'm making Typing Stars, an indie typing game set in deep space.

Typing Stars

solo dev · unity · demo on steam

An indie typing game set in deep space. You wake up alone on a ship with a terminal and an AI companion that encourages you to keep typing. Race the clock, climb the leaderboards, and try not to dwell on which words start coming out wrong. There's also a kids' mode with all the typing and none of the dread.

Built solo in Unity, mostly streamed live on Twitch over long evenings. The demo is out now on Steam; the full game will release when it's ready.

Traction Rec

engineering leadership · salesforce

We build Salesforce-native software for YMCAs, JCCs, and community centres across North America: memberships, childcare, program registrations, and facility bookings—the operational software that neighborhood community organizations depend on every day.

I lead the engineering team, guide our architectural and delivery standards, and spend enough time in the code to keep technical decisions practical and grounded.

  • A1 Youth hockey. I coach here in Montreal. The kids get faster every season; I try to keep up and keep it fun.
  • A2 A backyard ice rink built every winter, usually fighting uncooperative weather.
  • B1 Vinyl records. Heavy rotation: Thursday, Cursive, Jawbreaker, My Bloody Valentine.
  • B2 Currently reading Empire of AI by Karen Hao, alongside early 90s X-Men comics.

Always happy to connect about game development, community software, Montreal tech, hockey, or music: