Karan Kurbur
Protocol Engineer at Tools for Humanity
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKaran Kurbur is a protocol engineer with 8 years of experience building backend systems and blockchain tooling from the San Francisco Bay Area. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Washington and has progressed from backend/mobile and full-stack roles to leading backend engineering and protocol work at Tools for Humanity. At BitGo he contributed significant Ethereum capabilities to the BitGoJS SDK—adding ETH batching and EIP-1559 support plus tests—demonstrating practical expertise in transaction mechanics and reliability. Comfortable across stacks, he combines production-grade system design with hands-on protocol development and a track record of shipping blockchain-focused infrastructure. An understated strength is his ability to translate nuanced on-chain standards into robust SDK features that improve developer ergonomics and transaction efficiency.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science & Systems, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science & Systems at University of WashingtonHigh School, High School at The Harker School
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Github Skills (12)
javascript10
sdk10
ethereum10
blockchain10
jes9
testing9
jtest9
setinterval6
jdbc6
forloop6
loops6
mysql6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
BitGo/BitGoJS
Dec 2020 - Jan 2023
BitGo JavaScript SDK
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:52 reviews, 30 commits, 23 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Karan primarily contributed to the Ethereum-related functionalities within the BitGo JavaScript SDK. Their commits added features like batching for ETH transactions and implemented EIP1559 fee parameters in send and sendmany functions, demonstrating a focus on improving transaction efficiency and supporting the latest Ethereum standards. They also made changes to the testing infrastructure, including the addition of tests for EIP1559 functionality, improving the overall reliability and coverage of the SDK. The changes show expertise in interacting with Ethereum blockchain and modifying core components of the SDK.
javascriptblockchainsdkjavascript-sdkbitgo
BitGo/eth-multisig-v4
Feb 2021 - Jun 2022
ETH Multisig contract
Contributions:3 releases, 32 reviews, 33 commits in 1 year 4 months
ethereumcontractblockchainweb3solidity
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