Joe Roets
Chief Architect, Founder, CEO at Raiinmaker | Mint Your Moment
Bellevue, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoe Roets is a veteran software architect and entrepreneur with over a decade building production-grade distributed systems and blockchain platforms from concept to commercial launch. As founder and CEO of Dragonchain and former Principal Blockchain Architect at Disney, he designed hybrid blockchain architectures, novel consensus research, and led the open-source release of Dragonchain used for simplified integration of advanced blockchain features. He also co-founded Raiinmaker and served as CTO, applying his systems and product thinking to influencer marketing and social engagement platforms. Joe combines deep hands-on backend engineering—evident in core Dragonchain commits improving transaction processing and message handling—with executive experience scaling teams and ecosystems. Based in Bellevue, WA, he’s written and spoken widely on blockchain adoption and has a background spanning enterprise security, fintech smart contracts, and knowledge-management startups. His career blends practical engineering, standards engagement, and a knack for translating experimental cryptography into pragmatic, auditable systems.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at St. Mary of the Plains
Github Skills (13)
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transactional10
thrift10
python10
blockchain10
cryptography9
apidoc9
api9
postgresql8
data-structure7
data-structures7
dockers5
docker5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
dragonchain/dragonchain
Aug 2016 - May 2017
Dragonchain blockchain platform - simplified integration of advanced blockchain features
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:30 commits, 36 PRs, 45 pushes in 8 months
Contributions summary:Joe primarily contributed to the back-end aspects of the Dragonchain platform. Their work included modifying and refactoring core blockchain components, particularly within the `blockchain/gen/messaging` and `blockchain/util` directories, suggesting involvement in defining data structures and message handling. The commits also feature updates to transaction processing logic and database interactions, demonstrating a focus on improving transaction handling and data persistence. Furthermore, the user worked on adding status code function and fixing TSC execution, indicating a role in enhancing the overall system's functionality and reliability.
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dragonchain-inc/dragonchain.github.io
Oct 2016 - Jul 2019
Contributions:91 commits, 87 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
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