Lane Rettig
Founder & CEO at Stealth-mode AI Native Startup
United States
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Top SchoolLane Rettig is a founder, CEO, and seasoned software leader with a decade of experience building distributed systems, blockchain protocol implementations, and mobile integrations. He has led engineering and research teams as CTO of Spacemesh and Head of Research at NEAR Foundation, and now runs The Clawford Company focused on AI media technology. A hands-on core developer with roots at the Ethereum Foundation, his open-source work spans low-level EVM implementations and protocol engineering (py-evm, go-spacemesh) as well as practical mobile tooling and React Native router improvements. He blends technical depth with product and governance thinking, pairing rigorous CS training from UC Berkeley with business and international studies from Wharton and Lauder. Known as a writer, marathoner, and “mold breaker,” he prefers hacking over suits and often communicates directly via channels like X rather than traditional LinkedIn.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science Japanese, Bachelor's degree Computer Science Japanese at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Arts - MA International Studies Chinese Language, Master of Arts - MA International Studies Chinese Language at The Lauder Institute - University of PennsylvaniaMaster of Business Administration - MBA Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Master of Business Administration - MBA Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at The Wharton School
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Github Skills (35)
error-reporting10
objective-c10
javascript10
ios10
mobile-development10
react-native10
python10
evm10
crashlytics10
virtual-machine10
xcode10
go10
ethereum10
blockchain10
fabric10
Programming languages (25)
Github contributions (5)
spacemeshos/go-spacemesh
Jan 2020 - Aug 2022
Go Implementation of the Spacemesh protocol full node. 💾⏰💪
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & DevOps Engineer
Back-end Developer & DevOps EngineerContributions:1 release, 375 reviews, 802 commits in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Lane primarily addressed bug fixes and made improvements to the Go implementation of the Spacemesh protocol full node. Their work involved fixing case statement fallthroughs, modifying error reporting, and optimizing protobuf generation scripts. They also contributed to Windows setup scripts, upgrading cobra, and incorporating configuration-based parameters.
golangproof-of-spaceconsensusproof-of-workdag
corymsmith/react-native-fabric
Feb 2016 - Mar 2016
A React Native library for Fabric, Crashlytics and Answers
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:11 commits, 2 PRs, 20 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Lane contributed significantly to the React Native library for integrating with Fabric and Crashlytics. They added functionality for crashing the application and throwing exceptions, both in JavaScript and in the native iOS code. The user also refactored the project into an Xcode project by linking relevant headers and libraries, adding an example project, and adding error reporting for non-fatal errors, demonstrating a clear understanding of the native iOS integration.
reactfabricreact-native-libraryreact-nativecrashlytics
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