John Hilliard
Blockchain Engineering at Town of Brookline
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Hilliard is a blockchain engineer and seasoned technology leader with over a decade of software experience and an MIT B.S. in Computer Science, currently contributing at Polygon Labs after serving as CTO of NxJ. He blends hands-on engineering—building web and mobile platforms, integrations, and team culture—with product and operational leadership gained from scaling membership and commerce systems. Prior to tech leadership he developed deep commercial instincts through decades in real estate, business brokerage, and corporate finance, uniquely equipping him to evaluate technical work through a business lens. Active in civic service as a Brookline Town Meeting member and former nonprofit board member, he combines technical rigor with community-minded stewardship. An unassuming practitioner by his own GitHub description, he pairs modesty with a track record of shipping practical, customer-facing solutions.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Candor High SchoolB.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
English
Github Skills (45)
polygon10
docker-compose10
matic10
containerization10
payment10
ethereum10
blockchain10
prototyping10
backend10
nextjs9
cicd9
pos9
typescript9
distributed-systems9
docker9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
praetoriansentry/tsql
Jan 2014 - Mar 2014
Contributions:41 commits in 1 month
praetoriansentry/praetoriansentry.github.io
May 2015 - Jul 2022
Contributions:65 pushes in 7 years 2 months
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