Erik Marks
Principal Software Engineer at Consensys
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolErik Marks is a Principal Software Engineer with nine years of experience building and scaling MetaMask’s ecosystem at ConsenSys, currently focused on secure composability across wallets and platform products. He blends front-end React work, full-stack services, and DevOps practices—having contributed to flagship repos like metamask-extension, snaps, and the end-to-end test-dapp used for QA. A recent Penn computer science master’s graduate, Erik has moved between hands-on engineering and product leadership roles, including Director of Product Management for MetaMask’s platform. He also writes developer docs and mobile fixes, showing a rare mix of UI polish, core protocol work (EnsController, approval flows), and developer tooling. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex blockchain UX and security requirements into testable, well-documented implementations.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School Natural Sciences Program (Naturvetenskap), High School Natural Sciences Program (Naturvetenskap) at ÖsteränggymnasietBachelor's Degree Cultural Anthropology, Bachelor's Degree Cultural Anthropology at Hamilton CollegeMaster’s Degree Computer and Information Technology Computer Science, Master’s Degree Computer and Information Technology Computer Science at University of Pennsylvania
English, Swedish, Chinese
Github Skills (33)
javascript10
ios10
react-native10
ui-components10
jes10
typescript10
ui-design10
ether10
metamask10
uid10
front-end-development10
jestjs10
android10
ethereum10
typescript-types10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
MetaMask/snaps
Jul 2020 - Nov 2022
Extend the functionality of MetaMask using Snaps
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:529 reviews, 303 commits, 305 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Erik's contributions are primarily focused on the development and maintenance of the `metamask/snaps` repository, which extends the functionality of MetaMask. The user worked on implementing a plugin worker and integrating it with the inpage provider. They also refactored the code, including the addition of new methods. They added support for Snap SVG icon, and performed various code cleanup operations.
snapsmonorepotypescriptdependenciesmetamask
MetaMask/test-dapp
Jan 2020 - Jun 2021
The sample dapp used for e2e testing and metamask-extension QA
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 30 reviews, 61 commits in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Erik primarily contributed to the development of a test decentralized application (dapp) for the MetaMask ecosystem. Their work included modifying the dapp's functionality by adding and improving features, implementing user interface elements, and fixing bugs related to the application's behavior. Moreover, the user was responsible for setting up and maintaining the deployment infrastructure using GitHub Pages and related scripts, demonstrating skills in both front-end and basic DevOps practices.
reactdappethereumtestingweb3
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