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Connor Wenck

@connorwenck

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Senior software engineer specializing in scalable payments, blockchain, and AI-enabled systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior engineering roles building secure, scalable payment and blockchain platforms where I can lead architecture, mentor teams, and apply AI to automate compliance and product discovery.

I am a senior software engineer with deep experience building scalable payment infrastructure, blockchain integrations, and AI-enabled developer tools. Over seven years at PayPal I was promoted three times while architecting production systems for the PYUSD stablecoin and agentic commerce services.

My work spans full-stack TypeScript/React applications, backend microservices in Java and Go, and Python ML/AI tooling; I designed event-driven architectures with Kafka/RabbitMQ and built multi-region cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure using Kubernetes and Terraform.

I developed a LangChain/FAISS-based RAG compliance chatbot that cut policy research time by 60% and handled 1,000+ monthly regulatory queries, and I led integrations across Ethereum, Solana, Arbitrum, LayerZero and multiple payment partners to enable cross-chain stablecoin operations.

I prioritize secure, compliant systems (PCI-DSS, AML, KYC, encryption) and mentor cross-functional teams to deliver resilient, observable platforms with strong testing and CI/CD practices. I seek to drive technical strategy and deliver production-grade, user-facing payment and blockchain products.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

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PayPal

Jul 2019 - Present (6 years 7 months)

Architected scalable payment and stablecoin infrastructure (PYUSD) across multi-chain networks and led development of real-time transaction pipelines, reducing policy research time 60% via an internal RAG chatbot and enabling cross-chain transfers and merchant payment orchestration.

TypeScript Python Kafka RabbitMQ Web3 Kubernetes AWS GraphQL

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science, Computer Science

2021 - 2024

Completed Master of Science in Computer Science with coursework and projects focused on scalable systems, distributed computing, and machine learning.