Patrick Salami
Software Engineer at DoorDash
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPatrick Salami is a senior software engineer based in San Francisco with 11 years of experience building scalable backends, distributed data platforms, and consumer-facing web and mobile applications. He blends hands-on implementation with technical leadership—mentoring teams, running design sessions, and shaping architecture across startups and enterprise settings including Cruise and DoorDash. His expertise spans Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, C++, Swift, microservices, event-driven architectures, and big data stacks like Hadoop and Spark, with domain depth in fintech, payments, logistics, and video streaming. Patrick has contributed to the Ethereum C++ client (aleth), demonstrating comfort with core blockchain client logic and low-level configuration changes. Comfortable shipping end-to-end systems, he pairs pragmatic engineering (TDD, performance tuning) with strong product collaboration to deliver measurable business impact. Known for moving between roles as a hands-on implementer and a strategic technical lead, he thrives on solving complex, systems-level problems in fast-paced teams.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Blockchain Technology, Blockchain Technology at Blockchain UniversityComputer Science, Computer Science at San Diego State University
English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
c-language10
ethereum10
cpp10
cprogramming-language10
evm9
cli8
command-line-interface8
command-line8
networking7
hive6
amazon-s36
blockchain6
hdfs6
java6
json6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
ethereum/aleth
Feb 2015 - May 2015
Aleth – Ethereum C++ client, tools and libraries
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 3 PRs, 11 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily contributed to the Aleth Ethereum client by adding and modifying command-line interface (CLI) flags and options. These changes enabled users to configure the number of mining threads, the network ID, and other network settings. Additionally, the user modified core client files related to the Ethereum host and constructor, enhancing functionality. The modifications suggest an involvement in the core client logic and configuration.
ethereumcppethereum-clientevm
psalami/blockchainu
Jan 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:20 commits, 16 pushes in 22 days
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