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Arash Deshmeh

@arashdeshmeh

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Senior software engineer specializing in large-scale blockchain RPC and distributed systems.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering roles building resilient, high-throughput distributed or blockchain RPC systems where I can lead architecture, mentor teams, and drive scalable product delivery.

I am a senior software engineer with 15+ years building large-scale distributed systems, specializing in blockchain RPC and multi-chain integration. I architect and deliver resilient, high-throughput systems that sustain billions of daily requests with 99.999% uptime across global regions.

At Grove/Pocket Network I led architecture and development of a global blockchain RPC system in Go, integrated with Ethereum, Solana, XRPLEVM and improved routing, failover and node quality tracking. I pioneered realtime node quality monitoring, leveraged LLMs to speed prototyping, and led a cross-functional team to operate systems at 50K+ RPS.

Previously at IBM Canada I drove engineering excellence for enterprise-scale SaaS/PaaS and cloud solutions, reduced critical downtime through proactive defect resolution, and mentored teams on high-performance distributed systems and Kubernetes-based operations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Lead Engineer

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Grove/Pocket Network

Apr 2022 - Present (3 years 6 months)

Architected and led development of a global multi-chain blockchain RPC system handling billions of daily requests at 50K+ RPS and 99.999% uptime, and led a cross-functional team of 5+ engineers to deliver end-to-end product features.

Golang Distributed Systems High Throughput Systems Load Balancing Observability

Senior Software Engineer

IBM Canada

Jul 2011 - Apr 2022 (10 years 9 months)

Spearheaded development and maintenance of large-scale SaaS/PaaS distributed systems using Kubernetes, reducing critical software downtime by 20–30% and providing technical leadership and mentoring across teams.

Kubernetes Kubernetes Operators Distributed Systems SaaS PaaS GCP AWS CI CD Performance Optimization

Software Engineer

University of Windsor

Oct 2007 - Jul 2011 (3 years 9 months)

Developed parallel applications and scheduling tools to benchmark and improve utilization of medium-size compute clusters as part of PhD research in parallel and distributed computing.

Parallel Computing Benchmarking C++Research

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Windsor

PhD in Computer Science, Computer Science (Parallel and Distributed Computing)

2007 - 2011

Activities and societies: Research and development of parallel applications and scheduling tools for cluster performance benchmarking and resource utilization.

Conducted research and developed parallel applications and scheduling systems for medium-size clusters while enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science focusing on Parallel and Distributed Computing.