New York City Metropolitan Area
I lead engineering teams building critical payment infrastructure, with a proven track record of building high-performing teams from the ground up. As Director of Engineering at OKX, I built the payment channels team from inception, scaling from zero to 10+ engineers while delivering critical infrastructure that enables fiat currency flows for one of the world's largest crypto exchanges. Core leadership achievements: **Team Building & Scale:** - Built payment engineering team from scratch to 10+ engineers - Established engineering culture, processes, and technical standards - Recruited and mentored engineers across multiple regions - Created technical roadmap from inception through maturity - Delivered critical payment infrastructure while scaling the team **Technical Leadership:** - Payment service provider (PSP) integration architecture - Multi-bank API orchestration across regulatory jurisdictions - Cross-border payment channel implementation - Compliance-first system design - Development workflow optimization including AI-assisted code generation **Previous Experience:** - On-chain development and security (Gemini) - Ethereum transaction optimization and smart contracts - DLT architecture (OpenCrowd - Hedera Hashgraph MVP) Passionate about building both world-class teams and the critical infrastructure that bridges traditional finance with crypto. Technologies: Java, Scala, Banking APIs, Team Leadership, Solidity, Distributed Systems
- Built and scaled payment engineering team from 0 to 10+ engineers while delivering critical infrastructure - Pioneered AI-driven code generation workflow that reduced payment channel integration time by 70% - Architected automated development tools that generate boilerplate code for new banking integrations - Established technical vision and strategic roadmap for payment infrastructure from inception - Implemented product-driven approach to infrastructure, including SWOT analysis to identify strategic improvements - Delivered payment service provider integrations across multiple banking partners and jurisdictions - Created engineering culture focused on efficiency, automation, and developer productivity - Ensured regulatory compliance while maintaining rapid delivery velocity - Drove continuous improvement through data-driven decision making and systematic analysis Key Achievements: - Built high-performing team from scratch while revolutionizing development efficiency through AI-powered automation - Transformed integration timeline from months to weeks through strategic technical innovations
Principal Software Engineer - Fiat To Crypto Payments OKcoin (OKG) • Full-time Jan 2022 - Apr 2023 • 1 yr 4 mos San Jose, California, United States • Remote - One of the first engineers hired in the US - Led migration and modernization of legacy payment systems inherited from APAC team - Architected ACH integration with new vendors for US market entry - Untangled complex embedded on-ramp/off-ramp infrastructure to enable regional compliance - Built foundation for scalable payment channels that would later evolve at OKX - Worked directly with banking partners to establish US payment rails - Transformed hectic legacy codebase into maintainable, region-specific payment services - Collaborated with risk and compliance teams to ensure regulatory adherence for US/EU operations Key Achievement: Successfully established US payment infrastructure from legacy APAC systems, enabling OKcoin's expansion into highly regulated US market.
Enhancing exchange wallet digital signature infrastructure Hardening existing Ethereum transaction processing to minimize on-chain failures Validating smart contract vulnerability by utilizing formal verification Technologies & tools: Scala , Play, Solidity ,OpenEthereum , Hardhat , Ganache , Manticore , PostgreSQL , Slick
Integrated EVM to enable smart contracts on non blockchain DLT. Leading Hedera Hashgraph Services implementation team. Coordinate design, development, testing and deployment of various aspects of the Hedera Hashgraph Services. Java , Solidity , EVM
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