Ian Norden
Research Engineer at Polymer Labs
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolIan Norden is a research engineer in New York with nine years of experience building data-driven systems for the cryptocurrency ecosystem, currently applying his skills at Polymer Labs. He blends hands-on software engineering and leadership, having scaled teams and technical strategy as VP of Engineering at Vulcanize after founding Devian and co-founding a crypto-focused analytics shop that built algorithmic trading tools. Ian’s background in biochemistry and single-molecule microscopy gives him a rare quantitative and experimental perspective on complex systems, informing rigorous data analysis and tooling design. Comfortable shifting between research and production, he specializes in turning noisy blockchain data into actionable models and reliable infrastructure.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Biochemistry, Master's degree, Biochemistry at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Science (BS), Biochemistry, Minor in Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Biochemistry, Minor in Mathematics at Indiana University Bloomington
English, Spanish, golang, ruby, javascript
Github Skills (121)
geth10
ipfs10
indexed10
cryptocurrency10
abi10
smart-contracts10
javascript-api10
p2p10
solidity10
api10
web3js10
golang10
hash10
graph10
bitcoin10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
makerdao/go-ethereum
Nov 2018 - Nov 2019
Official Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol
Contributions:78 commits in 11 months
ethereumgolangblockchainethereum-protocol
vulcanize/gap-filler
Mar 2021 - Mar 2023
Contributions:1 release, 2 PRs, 3 pushes in 2 years
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