Kent White
Software Engineer at Aptos
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKent White is a software engineer with nine years of experience building user-facing and infrastructure software across mobile, web, and blockchain platforms. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has shipped products at scale from roles at Facebook and Aptos, where he contributed to the Aptos CLI and web wallet—helping bridge developer tooling with a consumer-friendly blockchain experience. His background includes iOS development and full-stack React work, reflecting a strong cross-platform fluency and attention to UX in developer tools. Kent pairs core engineering chops with practical product sensibility, frequently refactoring and improving features for reliability and usability. He holds a Computer Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and brings a pragmatic, hands-on approach to complex system integration. An understated strength is his ability to move between low-level command tooling and polished front-end interfaces, enabling end-to-end delivery.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Virginia Commonwealth University
Urdu, English
Github Skills (13)
aptos10
react10
blockchain10
cli9
javascript9
account-management9
web-development8
rest-api8
typescript-types7
user-interface7
smart-contracts7
typescript7
typescripts7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
aptos-labs/aptos-core
Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
Aptos is a layer 1 blockchain built to support the widespread use of blockchain through better technology and user experience.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:11 releases, 99 reviews, 193 commits in 7 months
Contributions summary:Kent primarily contributed to the development of the Aptos CLI tool and the Aptos web wallet. They implemented commands for listing resources, creating accounts, and interacting with the Aptos blockchain through API calls. Furthermore, they worked on the web wallet, building the user interface with React and integrating key management features. Their work includes adding features, refactoring existing code, and improving user experience.
blockchain-platformblockchainuser-experienceblockchain-networksmart-contracts
kent-white/aptos-core
Apr 2022 - Apr 2023
A layer 1 for everyone!
Contributions:1 release, 154 pushes, 37 branches in 1 year
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