Engineering Leader
Orange County, CA, USA email: [email protected] github: https://github.com/blankey1337
engineering vision & leadership / full stack development / decentralized & permissionless systems / distributed systems / API gateways / cloud native / service oriented architectures / CDN / DDOS prevention / risk assessment & mitigation / infrastructure cost reduction / security certifications & compliance / team topologies / bespoke tooling / hands-on technical leadership / mentorship / mobile / react / react-native / kubernetes / envoy / nginx / nestjs / typescript / CSS / node.js / AWS / vercel / prisma / nextjs / go / acquisitions & due diligence / public speaking and team upskilling
FEBRUARY 2022 - PRESENT, ORANGE COUNTY, CA • Responsible for several mission-critical teams and strategic initiatives in the world's most popular cryptocurrency wallet, MetaMask. • Head of Engineering for MetaMask Default Experiences, composed of 70+ engineers across 3 swimlanes: Monetization, Core Experiences, and Platform. Monetization includes Swaps, Ramps, Staking, and Bridge teams. Core Experiences includes Wallet UX, Confirmations, Product Safety, and Identity teams. Platform includes API Platform, Datalake, Notifications, and MetaMask SDK teams. • Scaling out the engineering organization during a period of hyper-growth. Career development and coaching of engineers of all experience levels. • Developing a clear vision for the engineering organization and implementing a team topology and environment that empowers engineers to ship fast and maximize impact.
JUNE 2015 - FEBRUARY 2022, ALISO VIEJO, CA • Head of Product UX and Tooling, which comprises Product Engineering, Cloud Content Operations, UX Design, and Interactive Display Design teams located across Orange County, London and Berlin. • Sole Business Owner for Cloud Platform and Streaming Platform teams, defining high-level strategy and product roadmap for Future Technology Engineering’s internal tooling platform, which houses 20+ critical internal tools and applications for PlayStation. • Co-business Owner for Cloud Streaming and Game Onboarding for PS5, PS4, and PS3 titles.
2012-2015, SAN DIEGO, CA • HTML5 mobile and web application development for some of America's most popular brands including Pizza Hut, KFC and Coffee Bean. • Engineering manager for a large team of engineers on a highly active, shared codebase. • Reviewed 10-20 pull requests per day, advised off-shore teams, managed the UI Team and sometimes got to write code.
2008-2011, SAN DIEGO, CA
Front-end web development on the Production team, responsible for pixel-perfect HTML/CSS cutups and implementation for at least 50 projects. Worked with top brands and companies across high technology, academia, and consumer sectors including San Diego Chargers, ViewSonic, and UC San Diego.
2009 - 2011, SAN DIEGO, CA Honors, Intellectual Property & Telecommunications Law "Area of Completion”
Licensed attorney, CA Bar #283280