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William Strong

@williamstrong

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Accomplished Senior Blockchain Engineer with over 8 years of experience.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a role that challenges me technically and allows for leadership opportunities while fostering innovation in blockchain technology.

I am an accomplished Senior Blockchain Engineer with over 8 years of progressive experience in architecting, developing, and securing blockchain solutions for leading fintech and Web3 companies. My expertise lies in designing high-availability multi-chain infrastructure, secure MPC wallets, and scalable APIs that power billions in digital assets. I am adept at leveraging modern stacks such as Go, Rust, Solidity, TypeScript, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes to deliver robust, enterprise-grade products. I have a proven track record of driving measurable business impact, from slashing operational costs to accelerating product adoption and compliance.

As a strong leader and mentor, I foster innovation and technical excellence within remote, cross-functional teams. I am deeply versed in the latest trends in DeFi, staking, cross-chain interoperability, and blockchain analytics. My passion lies in building the next generation of decentralized financial infrastructure, and I am committed to delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed client expectations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Blockchain Engineer

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Blockdaemon

Apr 2023 - Present (3 years 2 months)

Led the design and deployment of high-availability blockchain node infrastructure, increasing uptime to 99.99%. Developed staking solutions enabling over $2B in assets staked and enhanced the Ubiquity API for real-time analytics. Established CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment times by 60% and mentored junior engineers.

Kubernetes Terraform AWS Go Rust Redis gRPC CI CD Blockchain

Lead Blockchain Engineer

Anchorage Digital

Feb 2021 - Mar 2023 (2 years 1 month)

Architected multi-chain custody service supporting 40+ blockchains, increasing institutional client onboarding by 55%. Launched Anchorage Staking, enabling $800M+ in assets staked and integrated DeFi protocols for new yield opportunities. Enhanced system observability and conducted security reviews.

Rust Go OpenAPI gRPC AWS DeFi Blockchain Observability

Full Stack Blockchain Developer

Chainlink Labs

Sep 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 4 months)

Developed Chainlink Data Feeds powering $10B+ in DeFi protocols. Built Chainlink VRF for secure on-chain randomness and contributed to Chainlink Automation, reducing manual intervention by 80%. Enhanced developer experience through open-source contributions.

TypeScript DeFi Automation

Blockchain Software Engineer

TRM Labs

Jun 2017 - Jul 2019 (2 years 1 month)

Engineered TRM Forensics for real-time blockchain transaction tracing used by 30+ financial institutions. Developed transaction monitoring tools and automated risk scoring for wallets. Collaborated on LLM-powered threat intelligence tools and presented findings at conferences.

Python PyTorch AWS ETL Blockchain

Blockchain Engineering Intern

Alchemy

Jun 2016 - Aug 2016 (2 months)

Contributed to optimizing Ethereum node performance and expanding NFT API. Assisted in building real-time analytics dashboards and enhancing transaction reliability. Participated in CI/CD automation and contributed to open-source projects.

Go Docker React TypeScript CI CD Analytics Optimization