James Aman
Protocol Engineer at Constellation Network
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Aman is a protocol engineer and web3 practitioner with a decade of experience building secure, trust-focused distributed systems and decentralized applications since first exploring blockchain in 2015. Currently at Constellation Network, he leads engineering on a platform tailored for sensitive, high-security digital environments, applying rigorous protocol design and resilience thinking. He previously co-founded and served as CTO of Topl, architecting a Scala-based layer-one client on Scorex 2.0 and researching regularized proof-of-stake algorithms like Ouroboros Taktikos. An academic at heart, James taught blockchain courses at Rice University and holds a Ph.D. in ultracold atomic physics, bringing experimental rigor and quantitative intuition to protocol research. His open-source contributions include core networking and synchronization work on the Scorex project, reflecting deep familiarity with peer-to-peer consensus engineering. Outside of tech he is an avid criterium cyclist, a pursuit that mirrors his endurance and focus in long-term system design.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Atomic/Molecular Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Atomic/Molecular Physics at Rice University
Github Skills (10)
network-programming10
blockchain10
scala10
cryptography9
encryption9
crypto9
encrypt9
crypt9
cryptocurrency8
test-driven-design7
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
hyperledger-labs/Scorex
Jul 2020 - Sep 2020
Scorex 2.0 Core
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 6 commits, 2 PRs in 2 months
Contributions summary:James primarily contributed to the core networking and synchronization components of the Scorex 2.0 Core, a blockchain project. The commits show the implementation of a `PeerSynchronizer` and `NodeViewSynchronizer` along with related message handling. The user focused on defining and handling network messages, integrating with peer management, and ensuring the synchronization of blockchain data between nodes. They made changes to the network controller and test specifications to instantiate and test the newly created components.
scalablockchaincryptocurrencyscorex
scasplte2/Bifrost
Oct 2020 - Aug 2024
Contributions:4 pushes, 26 branches in 3 years 11 months
scorexblockchainblockchain-protocolscalatopl-blockchain
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