Darren Kellenschwiler
Distributed Applications Lead
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDarren Kellenschwiler is a distributed applications lead and serial founder with nine years of engineering experience building high-throughput, immutable-data systems focused on Bitcoin/BSV infrastructure and tokenization. He blends hands-on protocol and full‑stack JavaScript work with product leadership—driving open-source, peer-to-peer electronic cash tooling for ultra-low-cost token transfers and data integrity verification. Darren has repeatedly moved from startup founder to technical lead roles, shipping Metanet token/NFT platforms, Paymail extensions, and an SPV reference client while shaping organizational models like Holacracy. Based in Austin, he pursues a mission-driven vision to reduce corruption by enabling trusted, auditable capital flows between honest actors—an uncommon blend of crypto research, practical engineering, and ethical entrepreneurship.
9 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bitcoin Technologies Java, Bitcoin Technologies Java at Princeton UniversityRobert Gordon's CollegeB.Eng. Audio and Video Engineering, B.Eng. Audio and Video Engineering at University of Glasgow
English, German, French
Github Skills (71)
grav-plugin10
recaptcha10
bitcoinsv10
bitcoin10
headers10
validation9
browser9
golang9
grav9
transaction9
plugin9
caching9
mapi9
react9
proof-of-work9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
bitcoin-sv/paymail-server
Dec 2021 - Apr 2022
Contributions:4 reviews, 57 commits, 6 PRs in 4 months
bitcoin-sv/metanet-desktop
Mar 2025 - Apr 2025
Desktop wallet for BRC100
Contributions:6 releases, 36 PRs, 87 pushes in 19 days
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