Owen Convey
@owenconvey
Senior software engineer and engineering leader specializing in backend, distributed systems and Go.
What I'm looking for
I’m a senior software engineer and engineering leader with 15+ years building high-load backend systems, distributed infrastructure, and Web3 products, with recent hands-on experience in Go and a strong JVM background. I’ve led and grown engineering teams, delivered multi-million dollar product launches, and built production services that secured over $60B in value across the blockchain ecosystem.
I take pride in hiring and mentoring engineers, shaping technical direction, and delivering reliable, scalable systems across SaaS, gaming, and Web3. I thrive in lean, high-ownership environments where I can both contribute as a senior engineer and lead teams to measurable business impact.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Engineering Manager
Chainlink Labs
Apr 2024 - May 2025 (1 year 1 month)
Led a 12-engineer team for Chainlink Data Feeds, securing over $60B in ecosystem value and expanding Proof of Reserve customer deployments from 6 per quarter to 30+, while delivering the highest number of blockchain integrations and first non-EVM integrations.
Managed three distributed teams (14 engineers) delivering semantic code navigation, expanding precise code intelligence from partial to full support for 14 languages and driving product launches that generated multi-million dollar deals.
Managed three fully distributed teams (8 engineers) responsible for high-throughput APIs (1B+ requests/month) and internal tooling, advocating for engineers and enabling autonomous delivery through clear product focus and growth feedback.
Worked remotely on backend services using Play Framework, Java/Kotlin and AWS, contributing to core APIs and data stores to support a globally distributed product.
Senior Engineer
Digital Chocolate
Sep 2012 - Jun 2013 (9 months)
Developed CRM and BI systems in a high-volume environment (5k req/s), reimplemented multithreaded Java messaging libraries to improve scalability and reliability, and maintained frontend integration libraries.
Java Developer
William Hill
Sep 2008 - Aug 2012 (3 years 11 months)
Built automated pre- and in-play trading platforms in Java with Oracle, integrating multiple data feeds and real-time analysis to support concurrent trading across 150 live matches and drive substantial platform profits.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Leeds Beckett University
Bachelor of Science, Computing - Multimedia
2005 - 2008
Grade: 2:1
Completed a BSc (2:1) in Computing - Multimedia, covering software development, multimedia systems, and related computing topics.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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Website
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